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NEWS
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| New Position Paper on Breastfeeding and Work
The International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA) Board of Directors is very proud to release the official ILCA “Position on Breastfeeding and Work.” You can visit the ILCA website to download a copy and use it for breastfeeding promotion and advocacy in your community. Hard copies on official ILCA position paper letterhead are available through the ILCA Bookstore.
The ILCA Board would like to express its profound appreciation to ILCA member Chris Mulford, who was lead author on this important position paper and directed its development. Chris has been extremely active in maternity protection issues on the global scene and brought incredible wisdom and expertise to this project. We would also like to thank the members of ILCA’s advisory board of medical professionals who reviewed it, along with the many, many ILCA members who provided important feedback at the public review and comment phase. [more]
IBCLC Day 2008
Quality Breastfeeding Care: IBCLCs in Action
*Photo Request!*
Mark your calendar for March 5 and start planning–IBCLC Day is just around
the corner!
For this year's theme, Quality Breastfeeding Care: IBCLCs in Action, we'd like to hear from you! Send us a photo of yourself:
—on a typical day
—doing something unusual
—showing your favorite part of being an IBCLC
Don't forget a caption! Get out your camera and let us hear from you by February 15th and we'll put together a nice collection of pictures showing quality breastfeeding care in action! Send your photos to Kendall Cox, the IBCLC Day Coordinator: kendallcox@ilca.org.
Visit the ILCA Website for more information, downloadable materials, and promotional items. For celebration ideas, check out the Discussion Board and the IBCLC Day link on our website to hear what others are
doing to make the day special.
FILCA Applications - Final Call
ILCA has extended the application deadline for FILCA for one month: you now have until January 31, 2008 to submit your application to join the inaugural class of Fellows of the International Lactation Consultant Association! The end-of-the-year brings many busy responsibilities … but now you have a little breathing room to submit your materials. It will be the rare IBCLC who can add "FILCA" behind her name – be one of the first!
World Breastfeeding Week 2007 Photos Now On-Line
Pictures of WBW celebrations around the world rolled in throughout August and October--here's a link to a slide show of the festivities: http://www.ilca.org/worldbreastfeedingweek.html.
News About ILCA and IBLCE
ILCA is pleased to release to its members a description of the meeting held in April 2007 between representatives of the Boards of both ILCA and IBLCE. Issues of interest to IBCLCs worldwide and to both organizations will still require further discussion, but we are pleased that lines of communication have been widened.
ILCA Board Meeting Summary Available
The Executive Summary of the ILCA Board Meeting held November 2-4, 2007 is now
available at the Members Only area of the ILCA website.
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MEMBERS IN THE NEWS |
ILCA Thanks its 2007 Contributing Professional Members
A large number of ILCA members renewed for 2007 as Contributing Professionals. ILCA warmly thanks all of the following for their special support.
Meet your ILCA Office Staff!
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| Staff members (L-R) Glenna Thurston, Heather Blankenship, Jim Smith, Lisa Joncich and son Peyton, Natalie Porterfield and Amber Maxa. Not pictured: Felecia Kenan. |
ILCA is fortunate to have a dedicated and hard working staff! Here they are, celebrating the wedding of staff member Natalie Porterfield shortly after the 2007 ILCA Conference.
Congratulations also go out to Glenna Thurston, on the birth of her grandson Cole on 2 November, 2008.
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| VOLUNTEERS |
ILCA Membership Committee Formed
At long last our new Membership Committee has been formed. Applications were received from such far-ranging locations as Ethiopia, Taiwan, Ireland, the U.S.A, and Denmark, demonstrating without a doubt that the "I" in ILCA is of the utmost importance.
The Committee invites all ILCA members to forward their thoughts and ideas on how we can increase ILCA membership worldwide, as one of our goals will focus on our growth around the world and to encourage active participation in ILCA activities. Send your comments to Roberta Graham de Escobedo at roberta@ilca.com.
Research Committee Announces New Members
Please help in welcoming these new members of the Research Committee:
Ruth Cantrill, PhD, RMN, IBCLC
Lecturer, Master of Midwifery Program & Child and Family Undergraduate Program
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University. University Drive, Meadowbrook. QLD
Jane Grassley, PhD, RN, IBCLC, ICCE
Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Texas Women's University, Denton, TX
Welcome and thank you for volunteering to YOUR organization!
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| ILCA CONFERENCE |
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Conference Plans for 2008
As you make your resolutions for the new year, plan on attending one of ILCA's 2008 Conferences!
Red Rock Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada
July 23-27, 2008
The Austria Center, Vienna, Austria
October 1-3, 2008.
Poster sessions- Call for abstracts for Las Vegas
Considering a poster or oral presentation of your research at the ILCA Conference in Las Vegas? Abstracts will be accepted until March 1. A few new protocols are being established this year: those desiring to give their presentation orally must indicate this on the application, and abstract submissions for the main conference will not be automatically considered for oral presentations at research sessions. Further details are available on the ILCA website.
ILCA Conference Scholarships
Each year, ILCA members in financial need, from around the world, may apply for scholarships to assist them in attending the ILCA International Conference. The deadline for applications is February 15, 2008. Prospective applicants can download the forms from the ILCA website. For questions, please contact kathyparkes@ilca.org.
Barbara Wilson-Clay and Kay Hoover 2008 Conference Scholarship Fund
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| NEWS TO USE |
Int’l Formula Council Wins 2007 ‘Falsie’ Award
The Center for Media and Democracy awarded the Bronze Medal “Falsie” award to the International Formula Council for egregious distortion of information on the health risks of formula feeding. The Falsies honor the year’s most “cynical, manipulative and just plain anti-democratic pollution of our information environment.”
The Center writes: “For portraying accurate health information as alarmism and intrusive marketing campaigns as “freedom” — not to mention helping to keep U.S. breastfeeding rates well below those of European countries — this Falsie’s for you, IFC!”
Read the entire announcement, with more details about the IFC’s award, at http://www.prwatch.org/falsies2007
New Document for Developing Policies for Hypoglycaemia
The UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative recently published a new guidance document for maternity units who are developing or amending polices which relate to the prevention and treatment of hypoglycaemia in newborns.
Most maternity units working towards Baby Friendly accreditation have found that it is necessary to address the issue of supplementation for breastfed babies at risk of hypoglycaemia. This guidance document includes a checklist to ensure the inclusion of all the key aspects of care, together with referenced background information and a sample flow chart. It can be downloaded from the Baby Friendly website at www.babyfriendly.org.uk/pdfs/hypo_policy.pdf.
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| RESEARCH REVIEW |
"Lactation Complicated by Overweight and Obesity: Supporting the Mother and Newborn"
Review by Ilana Chertok, ILCA Research Committee
The article reviews the literature regarding overweight and obese women’s breastfeeding behaviors demonstrating decreased initiation rates and shortened durations and offers recommendations for practice.
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| REVIEWS |
Book and Multimedia Reviews on ILCA's Website
There are no reviews for this issue. Readers interested in writing reviews of books, CDs, photo/slide collections, videos, DVDs and websites for 2008 issues should contact Nicole Bernshaw, IBCLC, Review Editor.
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| TELL
US YOUR STORIES! |
Did your Affiliate just
host an exciting conference? Have you discovered a
new metaphor for breastfeeding? Did you visit another
country or do something exciting? Share your professional
stories with your colleagues by submitting an article
to eGlobe. Photos and text of about 500 words are
welcome. Send your submission to the eGlobe Editor.
EGlobe is Archived! Sign in
to the Members Only area at www.ilca.org
to see previous issues of the eGlobe!
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