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# International Lactation Consultant Association

World health transformed through breastfeeding and skilled lactation care.

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## Posts

- [ILCA at the Executive Board meeting of World Health Organization (WHO)](https://ilca.org/2026/02/11/ilca-at-the-executive-board-meeting-of-world-health-organization-who/) - ILCA’s Global Advocacy Adviser, Lisa Mandell, attended panel 1 of HLM4 at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York City on 25 September to advocate for breastfeeding as an important strategy in reducing noncommunicable diseases and supporting mental health and wellbeing.
- [Announcing the 2025 FILCA Recipients](https://ilca.org/2025/12/12/2025-filca-recipients/)
- [Announcing the 2023 FILCA Recipients](https://ilca.org/2023/12/12/2023-filca-recipients/)
- [ILCA Statement on Breastfeeding in Emergencies](https://ilca.org/2025/11/09/ilca-statement-on-breastfeeding-in-emergencies/) - https://youtube.com/shorts/H8qw4BfvS0g Hi, I’m Maxine, president of the International Lactation Consultant Association. Our values are connection, knowledge, and equity; we live them through advocacy, education, and partnerships. ILCA supports the workforce that both reflects and serves the community to improve health outcomes for all families. Today, conflict and disasters are causing displacement, famine, suffering, and loss
- [International Lactation Consultant Association® (ILCA®) Statement on Ongoing Humanitarian Crises](https://ilca.org/2023/10/19/international-lactation-consultant-association-ilca-statement-on-ongoing-humanitarian-crises/) - The impact of conflicts on vulnerable populations, especially mothers, infants, and young children, is significant and deeply distressing, and the International Lactation Consultant Association® (ILCA®) extends our deepest sympathy to all those affected. We also extend a message of heartfelt support to our members and healthcare colleagues who continue to aid ongoing humanitarian crises and
- [77th World Health Assembly](https://ilca.org/2024/06/04/77th-world-health-assembly/)
- [International Lactation Consultant Association® (ILCA®) Statement in Support of the World Health Organization (WHO)](https://ilca.org/2025/01/27/international-lactation-consultant-association-ilca-statement-in-support-of-the-world-health-organization-who/) - The International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA) is a non-state actor in special relations with the World Health Organization (WHO), and wants to highlight the importance of the work WHO does to improve global health through the protection, promotion, and support of breastfeeding, including protection from predatory marketing of products covered by the International Code of
- [ILCA Delegates Give Oral Statements at the Executive Board Meeting of the World Health Assembly](https://ilca.org/2025/02/06/ilca-delegates-give-oral-statements-at-the-executive-board-meeting-of-the-world-health-assembly/)
- [Announcing the 2025 IBCLC Care Award Recipients](https://ilca.org/2025/06/10/announcing-the-2025-ibclc-care-award-recipients/)
- [ILCA 2026 Board of Directors Elections](https://ilca.org/2025/10/06/ilca-2026-board-of-directors-elections/)
- [ILCA attends the Fourth High-level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing (HLM4)](https://ilca.org/2025/10/02/ilca-attends-the-fourth-high-level-meeting-of-the-un-general-assembly-on-the-prevention-and-control-of-noncommunicable-diseases-and-the-promotion-of-mental-health-and-wellbeing-hlm4/) - ILCA’s Global Advocacy Adviser, Lisa Mandell, attended panel 1 of HLM4 at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York City on 25 September to advocate for breastfeeding as an important strategy in reducing noncommunicable diseases and supporting mental health and wellbeing.
- [78th World Health Assembly](https://ilca.org/2025/05/23/78th-world-health-assembly/)
- [What is Codex, and Why is it Important?](https://ilca.org/2025/03/07/what-is-codex-and-why-is-it-important/)
- [Challenges and Opportunities in the Global Lactation Consultant Profession: A Summary and Invitation for Discussion](https://ilca.org/2025/02/28/challenges-and-opportunities-in-the-global-lactation-consultant-profession-a-summary-and-invitation-for-discussion/)
- [Tools for Implementing Lactation Counselling Programs](https://ilca.org/2025/02/21/tools-for-implementing-lactation-counselling-programs/)
- [Lisa Akers PhD, RDN, IBCLC, RLC, FAND](https://ilca.org/2023/09/21/lisa-akers/) - Dr. Lisa Akers has been working in the field of public health nutrition and human lactation for over 20 years. Lisa is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), a Fellow of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (FAND), and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). She began her career in the WIC program working directly
- [Ana Maria Linares, DNS, RN, IBCLC, FAAN](https://ilca.org/2023/09/21/ana-maria-linares/) - Dr. Ana Maria Linares is a national and international expert in human lactation and has worked in maternal-child and women's health for 40 years in Chile and the U.S. She has a program of research to improve health and achieve health equity through the development of a culturally appropriate exclusive breastfeeding intervention among Hispanic women.
- [Dr. Zaharah Sulaiman](https://ilca.org/2023/09/21/zaharah-sulaiman/) - Zaharah Sulaiman obtained her medical degree from the University of Adelaide and her PhD from La Trobe University in Australia. She is a medical doctor and lecturer at the School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Zaharah has been a certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) since 2007 and heads the Lactation Clinic at the USM
- [Georgeta Mușat](https://ilca.org/2023/09/21/georgeta-musat/) - Georgeta Musat is the first IBCLC Midwife in Romania. After research studies, internships and practice at the World Health Organization, Copenhagen, Denmark and the Georgetown University, Washington D.C. USA, Georgeta organized "Breastfeeding Days", first Continuing Education Program in Breastfeeding and Lactation in Romania, dedicated those who want be recertified or become IBCLC, program accredited by
- [Hilary English BA, IBCLC](https://ilca.org/2023/09/21/hilary-english/) - When Hilary English first qualified as a voluntary breastfeeding counsellor in 1983, there were virtually no illustrations of breastfeeding in the UK, other than those supplied by the formula milk manufacturers in their brochures, which were unlikely to help new mothers attach their babies successfully, so she began taking photographs to illustrate as many aspects
- [Maya Bolman RN, BA, BSN, IBCLC](https://ilca.org/2023/09/25/maya-bolman/) - Maya Bolman was born and raised in Minsk, Belarus. She was certified as IBCLC in 2001 and currently works as a lactation consultant at Senders Pediatrics and Breastfeeding Medicine of Northeast Ohio. She has over 25 years of experience as a nurse, doula and Lactation consultant. Maya is well known internationally for her work promoting
- [Ann Calandro, RN, IBCLC](https://ilca.org/2023/09/25/ann-calandro/) - I am an RN who spent five years in the US ARMY NURSE CORPS as a pediatric nurse. I married my husband Jim whom I met in the Army in El Paso, Texas, in 1974. Our first child was born in 1976. I sought help from LLL in New Jersey and was so impressed that
- [Angela Love-Zaranka, IBCLC](https://ilca.org/2023/09/25/angela-love-zaranka/) - Angela Love-Zaranka has over 30 years of dedicated service as a lactation consultant to promote and improve maternal-child health practices in her community and around the world. As Program Director, Instructor, and Clinical Instructor at an international lactation training program, Angela's expertise in program development and course design has been instrumental in positioning LER training
- [Maryse Arendt, IBCLC](https://ilca.org/2023/10/04/maryse-arendt/) - Maryse Arendt was born in Luxembourg where she lives still today. She trained as a teacher and came to breastfeeding trough her personal experience and her active engagement in founding an organization in Luxembourg to improve birth and breastfeeding conditions. As an active member she trained as a child birth educator and a lactation consultant
- [ILCA Transition to Smithbucklin: FAQs](https://ilca.org/2022/11/03/ilca-transition-to-smithbucklin-faqs/) - Who is Smithbucklin? Smithbucklin is a leading association management firm headquartered in Chicago, IL and Washington, DC. They provide tailored association management and consulting services to more than 300 professional societies, trade associations, charitable organizations, corporations and government institutes serving their client organizations’ members globally. Why is ILCA transitioning from its current management company?

## Pages

- [Join](https://ilca.org/) - World health transformed through breastfeeding and skilled lactation care. International Lactation Consultant Association
- [IBCLC Day 2026](https://ilca.org/ibclc-day-2026/)
- [Advertising Opportunities](https://ilca.org/advertising-opportunities/) - ILCA invites potential advertisers to learn more about the multiple ways to access thousands of lactation professionals from across the world! All advertising must be in compliance with ILCA's Advertising Policy. ILCA CONFERENCE ILCA's highly esteemed annual international conference gathers around 1,000 health professionals committed to promoting, protecting, and supporting breastfeeding. The conference offers your organization
- [IBCLC Care Awards](https://ilca.org/care-awards/)
- [Global Partner Program](https://ilca.org/global-partner-program/)
- [Volunteer With ILCA](https://ilca.org/volunteer-with-ilca/)
- [Journal of Human Lactation](https://ilca.org/jhl/)
- [ILCA Staff](https://ilca.org/ilca-staff/)
- [Fellows of ILCA](https://ilca.org/fellows-of-ilca/)
- [Emergency Resource Page](https://ilca.org/emergency-resource-page/)
- [Advocacy Resources](https://ilca.org/advocacy-resources/)
- [WHO Code Resources](https://ilca.org/who-code-resources/)
- [2025 Annual Conference](https://ilca.org/2025-annual-conference/)
- [Board of Directors](https://ilca.org/board-of-directors/)
- [Hotel Information](https://ilca.org/2025-annual-conference/hotel-information/)
- [Annual General Meeting 2025](https://ilca.org/annual-general-meeting-2025/)
- [Program at a Glance](https://ilca.org/2025-annual-conference/program-at-a-glance/)
- [Marketing Toolkit](https://ilca.org/2025-annual-conference/marketing-toolkit/)
- [Travel Information](https://ilca.org/2025-annual-conference/travel-information/)
- [New Home Page](https://ilca.org/new-home-page/)
- [Registration Terms & Conditions](https://ilca.org/2025-annual-conference/registration-terms-conditions/)
- [ILCAlert Newsletter Archive](https://ilca.org/ilcalert-archive/)
- [Fellows of ILCA 2](https://ilca.org/fellows-of-ilca-2/)
- [Resources](https://ilca.org/resources/)
- [Abstract Submission Requirements](https://ilca.org/2025-annual-conference/proposal-submission-requirements/)
- [Poster Requirements](https://ilca.org/2025-annual-conference/poster-requirements/)
- [Guidelines for Writing Measurable, Behavioral Learning Objectives](https://ilca.org/2025-annual-conference/guidelines-for-writing-measurable-behavioral-learning-objectives/)
- [ILCA Style Guidelines](https://ilca.org/2025-annual-conference/ilca-style-guidelines/)
- [Member Types and Country Categories](https://ilca.org/categories/) - MEMBERSHIP TYPES We have streamlined and updated our membership categories to create a more inclusive membership. ILCA membership is open to all who provide skilled lactation care or advocate for breastfeeding families, including: breastfeeding peer supporters, lactation students or medical professionals, lactation professionals and IBCLCs, retired IBCLCs, public health advocates, physicians, midwives, nurses, dietitians, Speech
- [About](https://ilca.org/about/)
- [Join ILCA](https://ilca.org/join-ilca/)
- [Country Categories](https://ilca.org/country-categories/) - WORLD BANK ECONOMY INDICATORS Tier 1: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands, Chile, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guam, Hong Kong (SAR), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man,
- [IBCLC Day 2025](https://ilca.org/ibclc-day-2025/)
- [Social Media Policy](https://ilca.org/online-community-guidelines40/) - ILCA Community Guidelines The International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA) is the professional association for International Board Certified Lactation Consultants® (IBCLC®) and other healthcare professionals who care for breastfeeding families. We have created online communities with the goal of stimulating dialogue on global breastfeeding advocacy in a safe and productive manner. When posting on our social
- [JHL Awards](https://ilca.org/jhl-awards/)
- [Annual General Meeting 2024](https://ilca.org/annual-general-meeting-2024/) - ILCA AGM Advocacy Links Global Health Leaders Call for End to Formula Company Sponsorship New resources for ending sponsorship: a model policy, case studies, and alternative funding sources for events WHA Statements https://www.youtube.com/@IntlLactationConsultantAssoc ILCA Quadrennial Report for 2020-2023 ILCA New Code Resource page
- [IGNITE ILCA Study Day](https://ilca.org/ignite-ilca-study-day/)
- [Contact Us](https://ilca.org/contact-us-3/)
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- [IBCLC Day 2024](https://ilca.org/ibclc-day-2024/)
- [Footer](https://ilca.org/footer/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://ilca.org/privacy-policy/)
- [COVID-19 Resources](https://ilca.org/covid-19-resources/)
- [ILCA Website Privacy Policy](https://ilca.org/ilca-website-privacy-policy/)
- [Annual General Meeting (AGM)](https://ilca.org/annual-general-meeting/)
- [ILCA 2024 Board Elections](https://ilca.org/board-elections/)
- [Nominations and Elections Task Force](https://ilca.org/nominations-elections-task-force/)
- [World Breastfeeding Week 2023](https://ilca.org/world-breastfeeding-week-2023/)
- [1 Year Membership Application](https://ilca.org/1-year-membership-application/) - [gravityform id="4" title="true"]
- [IBCLC Day 2023](https://ilca.org/ibclc-day-2023/)
- [Find A Lactation Consultant](https://ilca.org/why-ibclc-falc/)
- [Webinar Submission Page](https://ilca.org/webinars/)
- [Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies](https://ilca.org/iycfe-resources/)
- [Win 1 year membership - USLCA](https://ilca.org/win-1-year-membership-uslca/) - 
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- [Neo-BFHI: The Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative for Neonatal Wards.](https://ilca.org/neo-bfhi/)
- [Nurse Planner Job Description](https://ilca.org/nurse-planner-job-description/) - Read the full Nurse Planner Job Description here.
- [1 Year Membership Scholarship](https://ilca.org/1-year-membership-scholarship/)
- [ILCA's Statement on  Commercial Milk Formula Shortage](https://ilca.org/ilcas-statement-on-commercial-milk-shortage/) - ILCA's Statement on Commercial Infant Milk Formula Shortage The International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA) shares parents' concerns who are struggling with shortages of commercial infant milk formula, primarily in the United States, and is aware that shortages may extend to other countries. International Board Certified Lactation Consultants® (IBCLCs®) understand the worry of not meeting the
- [Win 1 Free Virtual Conference Registration - Germany](https://ilca.org/win-1-free-virtual-conference-registration-germany/)
- [IBCLC Day 2022](https://ilca.org/ibclc-day-2022/)
- [Webinar Submission Guidelines](https://ilca.org/webinar-submission-guidelines/) - ILCA Webinar Submission Guidelines General Guidelines Webinar speakers are not required to be ILCA members. In order to be considered to present a webinar for ILCA, speakers must incorporate content, language, and references that are diverse and inclusive, such as content that is relevant in a variety of work, cultural, and geographic settings; language that
- [New Year Message](https://ilca.org/newyear/)
- [Conference Main Page](https://ilca.org/conference-2/)
- [Work for ILCA](https://ilca.org/work-for-ilca/) - Work for ILCA We are currently recruiting volunteers and contractors! If you think you’d be a great fit for ILCA, check out our full list of opportunities. We would love for you to come work with us and make an incredible impact in the lactation field. Primary Nurse Planner (formerly Lead Nurse Planner) - Contract
- [Nurse Planner](https://ilca.org/nurse-planner/)
- [Primary Nurse Planner](https://ilca.org/primary-nurse-planner/)
- [404 page](https://ilca.org/404-page/)
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- [2021 Conference](https://ilca.org/ilca2021/)
- [neo-bfhi-package](https://ilca.org/resources/neo-bfhi-package/)
- [How to add virtual practice to your Find A Lactation Consultant Profile](https://ilca.org/how-to-add-virtual-practice-to-your-find-a-lactation-consultant-profile/) - How to add virtual practice to your Find A Lactation Consultant Profile Login into your profile by clicking on "My Account" in the menu and logging into your account. _____________________________________________________________ 2. Within your account, click on "Profile" _____________________________________________________________ 3. Click on "Custom" _____________________________________________________________ 4. Under the dropdown "I am an IBCLC who works in
- [Skilled Breastfeeding Support Webinar](https://ilca.org/skilled-breastfeeding-support-webinar/) - Thank you for participating in the Global Breastfeeding Collective's webinar, "Achieving Health Equity: Providing Skilled Breastfeeding Support Universally." Please find the available slides below. The recordings will be shared as well as they become available. Slides Dr. France Begin Ms. Mudiwah Kadeshe Dr. Laurence Grummer-Strawn Ms. Helga Fogstad Webinar Recordings English Español Français عربى
- [Equity](https://ilca.org/equity/)
- [main](https://ilca.org/main/)
- [COVID-19 & Lactation: Translating Knowledge in a Pandemic](https://ilca.org/covidwebinar/)
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- [JHL Page](https://ilca.org/jhl-page/)
- [SSO TEST](https://ilca.org/sso-test/)

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## Portfolio Items

- [Teresa Baker, MD](https://ilca.org/portfolio-item/teresa-baker-md/) - Return to Study Day Teresa Baker, MD has a combined private and academic Ob/Gyn Practice with the University Physicians at TTUHSC in Amarillo. She is interested in teen pregnancy, postpartum depression, and promoting preventive medicine for the women of the Texas Panhandle, as well as Resident and Student education.
- [Zinal Unadkat](https://ilca.org/portfolio-item/zinal-unadkat/) - Return to Study Day Dr. Zinal Unadkat Shah, MBBS, DCH, IBCLC, is a pediatrician, lactation consultant, and neonatologist based in Mumbai, India. Her hybrid practice encompasses three hospitals, a private clinic and virtual consultation to mother-baby dyads from all over the world. Beyond clinical practice, Dr. Zinal collaborates with the government and international bodies such
- [Nigel Rollins](https://ilca.org/portfolio-item/nigel-rollins/) - Return to Study Day Dr. Nigel Rollins joined the WHO Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing in 2008 as a Scientist and is currently acting head of research for the Department. His work focuses on research to improve child survival, growth and development. This includes implementation research related to infant feeding,
- [Ilana Levine](https://ilca.org/portfolio-item/ilana-levine/) - Return to Study Day Dr. Ilana Levene is a neonatal doctor in the United Kingdom. She has a PhD from the University of Oxford related to breastmilk expression after very preterm birth. Her interests are in neonatal nutrition, lactation and perinatal equity.
- [Renee Kam](https://ilca.org/portfolio-item/renee-kam/) - Return to Study Day Renee Kam has worked in the areas of women's health, musculoskeletal and paediatric physiotherapy. She became an IBCLC in 2012. She is currently undertaking a PhD investigating breast hypoplasia as a reason for low breastmilk production. Renee Kam obtained a bachelor of Physiotherapy in the year 2000 and worked in the
- [Helen Gray](https://ilca.org/portfolio-item/helen-gray/) - Return to Study Day Helen Gray is Joint Coordinator of the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) team in the UK, a project developed by IBFAN to assess infant feeding policies and programmes worldwide. She is an IBCLC and LLL Leader in London, UK. She represents La Leche League of Great Britain on the UK Baby
- [Anne Eglash](https://ilca.org/portfolio-item/anne-eglash/) - Return to Study Day Dr. Anne Eglash MD, NABBLM-C, IBCLC, FABM, is a clinical professor with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. In addition to family medicine, she has been practicing breastfeeding and lactation medicine since 1994. Dr. Eglash is a cofounder of
- [Kathryn Pollack-Hinds](https://ilca.org/portfolio-item/kathryn-pollack-hinds/) - Return to Study Day Kathryn Pollack-Hinds is a Research Assistant at the Center for Health Equity, Education, and Research (CHEER) at Boston Medical Center. She received her Master’s in Public Health from Boston University in May 2023 where she focused on community assessment and program design and maternal- child health. At CHEER, she supports the
- [Cathy Carothers](https://ilca.org/portfolio-item/cathy-carothers/) - Return to Study Day Cathy Carothers is Director of Every Mother, Inc., a nonprofit organization providing counseling and lactation training for health professionals. She has worked with U.S. Federal and State agencies to develop resources and training curricula to improve workplace support, including author of "The Business Case for Breastfeeding" and the Office on Women's
- [Grace Renee Yee](https://ilca.org/portfolio-item/grace-renee-yee/) - Return to Study Day Grace Yee retired in 2019 as the Breastfeeding Coordinator and the Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program Supervisor for the City & County of San Francisco WIC Program. Grace was an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and currently holds the retired status of IBCLC. Before she re-joined WIC in 2009, she had
- [Tonya Lang](https://ilca.org/portfolio-item/tonya-lang/) - Return to Study Day Tonya Lang is a Co-Founder of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Lactation Collaborative. She received her MPH in Health Promotion/Disease Prevention from The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. She is an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant and a Certified Health Education Specialist. Tonya
- [Ruta Lauleva Lua'iufi Aiono](https://ilca.org/portfolio-item/ruta-lauleva-luaiufi-aiono/) - Return to Study Day Ruta Lauleva is a traditional birth attendant who deeply believes in the innate wisdom of the birthing process & the power of pregnancy/birth/postpartum to heal our relationships to ourselves / the land, especially for Pacific families living in diaspora. Her work is focused on supporting Pasefika families to navigate their pregnancy
- [Kaytlin Krutsch](https://ilca.org/portfolio-item/kaytlin-krutsch/) - Return to Study Day Kaytlin Krutsch, PharmD, MBA is a board-certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist with a background in nutrition, clinical pharmacy, managed healthcare, and entrepreneurship. She is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine. Dr. Krutsch is pursuing a PhD in translating knowledge to action
- [Thomas Hale](https://ilca.org/portfolio-item/thomas-hale/) - Return to Study Day Thomas Hale, Ph.D., R.Ph., is a professor of pediatrics and associate dean of research at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and acting executive director of the InfantRisk Center. Hale is considered one of the foremost expert in the field of perinatal pharmacology and the use of medications by pregnant and
- [Lisa Amir](https://ilca.org/portfolio-item/lisa-amir/) - Return to Study Day Professor Lisa Amir is a medical practitioner with a long-standing interest in women's health. Having qualified as a lactation consultant in 1989, Lisa continues to work in breastfeeding medicine at the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. She is a Principal Research Fellow at the Judith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University.
- [Alexandra Glass](https://ilca.org/portfolio-item/alexandra-glass/) - Return to Study Day Dr. Glass is a practicing OBGYN and IBCLC. She provides care for the entire spectrum of gynecologic, gyneco-oncologic and obstetric patients, including postpartum women.
- [Norma Escobar](https://ilca.org/portfolio-item/norma-escobar/) - IBCLC, RLC (United States) Let's Get Ethical - The Code of Professional Conduct for IBCLCs: Procedures, Determinations, and Updates
- [Alexis Woods-Barr](https://ilca.org/portfolio-item/alexis-wood-barr/) - PhD, MS, BA (United States) We can Learn Some Things from Them, but They can Learn Some Things from Us Too: An Intergenerational Account of Shared Infant Feeding Information

## Categories

- [Uncategorized](https://ilca.org/category/uncategorized/)
- [Lactation Matters Blog](https://ilca.org/category/lactation-matters/)
- [Advocacy](https://ilca.org/category/advocacy/)
- [FILCA](https://ilca.org/category/filca/)

## Tags

- [lactation counselling](https://ilca.org/tag/lactation-counselling/)
- [breastfeeding support](https://ilca.org/tag/breastfeeding-support/)
- [skilled breastfeeding counselling](https://ilca.org/tag/skilled-breastfeeding-counselling/)
- [lactation programs](https://ilca.org/tag/lactation-programs/)
- [breastfeeding advocacy](https://ilca.org/tag/breastfeeding-advocacy/)
- [maternal and child health](https://ilca.org/tag/maternal-and-child-health/)
- [Global Breastfeeding Collective](https://ilca.org/tag/global-breastfeeding-collective/)
- [WHO breastfeeding guidelines](https://ilca.org/tag/who-breastfeeding-guidelines/)
- [midwives and nurses](https://ilca.org/tag/midwives-and-nurses/)
- [emergency breastfeeding support](https://ilca.org/tag/emergency-breastfeeding-support/)
- [infant feeding](https://ilca.org/tag/infant-feeding/)
- [breastfeeding policy](https://ilca.org/tag/breastfeeding-policy/)
- [lactation education](https://ilca.org/tag/lactation-education/)
- [breastfeeding implementation tools](https://ilca.org/tag/breastfeeding-implementation-tools/)
- [breastfeeding counselling training](https://ilca.org/tag/breastfeeding-counselling-training/)
- [breastfeeding in emergencies](https://ilca.org/tag/breastfeeding-in-emergencies/)
- [breastfeeding case studies](https://ilca.org/tag/breastfeeding-case-studies/)
- [breastfeeding advocacy toolkit](https://ilca.org/tag/breastfeeding-advocacy-toolkit/)
- [lactation research](https://ilca.org/tag/lactation-research/)
- [IBCLC training](https://ilca.org/tag/ibclc-training/)
- [lactation consultant profession](https://ilca.org/tag/lactation-consultant-profession/)
- [IBCLC advocacy](https://ilca.org/tag/ibclc-advocacy/)
- [global breastfeeding support](https://ilca.org/tag/global-breastfeeding-support/)
- [lactation care challenges](https://ilca.org/tag/lactation-care-challenges/)
- [peer counselor training](https://ilca.org/tag/peer-counselor-training/)
- [culturally responsive lactation care](https://ilca.org/tag/culturally-responsive-lactation-care/)
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