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NEWS
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| 2007 World Breastfeeding Week
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Breastfeeding: The First Hour –Welcome Baby Softly
The much awaited World Breastfeeding Week 2007 is finally here! Festivities began Wednesday, August 1st, and will continue throughout the month of August (October for some areas) with proclamation signings, community-wide walks, baby showers, and healthcare provider trainings.
If you need resources for your celebration, visit the ILCA website to download a free press release (available as a PDF or Word document) or to view promotional items with this year's theme that are available for order. We reordered the popular buttons, washcloths, and balloons, and have plenty for your celebrations. . Remember that this year's resources were created without dates, making the information and giveaways usable beyond the World Breastfeeding Week timeframe to help us welcome babies softly all year long!
NEW!
It's not too late to wish your colleagues Happy World Breastfeeding Week by sending them a WBW eCard from the ILCA website. Go to http://www.ilca.org/
news/wbw.php to send WBW greetings far and wide.
And Once the Party Is Over…
Don't forget to take photos of your outreach and celebrations and send them in. We will post some of them on the ILCA website and in future eGlobes. E-mail your photos along with a caption (including your name, location, and what you did for WBW) to kendallcox@ilca.org.
Kangaroo Care Poem for World Breastfeeding Week
The following poem was written by Sandy Brown, IBCLC, for the WBW celebrations at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Covington, Kentucky. Please address requests to use or reprint to Sandy at rnsandib@aol.com
KANGAROO CARE
Oh tiny baby a few minutes old,
All bundled up to fight off the cold.
Kangaroo care or skin-to-skin,
Much more resembles the past world within.
Before I take a needed rest,
I want to place you on my chest.
This will calm you and help you grow,
Keep you safe from things unknown.
This world is so big to one so small,
My breathing and heartbeat you can recall.
Skin-to-skin and close to my heart,
In my memory forever will never part.
Although life's not easy, I can attest,
Yours will be healthier when fed at the breast.
This new phenomenon called Kangaroo Care,
Has been with us forever; we weren't aware.
So rest little one close to my heart,
And know you are loved right from the start.
— Sandra D. Brown, RN, IBCLC
ILCA Office Closed During Conference
In order to serve our members attending the Annual Conference, the ILCA Office will be closed August 11-21. While phone and email messages can be accepted during this time, they will not be returned until after the 21st. Thank you for your consideration.
Deadline
for August CERP Applications
Looking for last-minute CERPs
to meet the August 31, 2007 deadline for recertification? ILCA
has a variety of independent study modules to help you fill
in learning gaps. Some of the modules provide E CERPs. Visit
the Education
Page to find a module to meet your needs.
In order to process study module CERPs in time, the ILCA Office
must receive your application and payment no later than August
20, 2007. [more]
August
JHL in Your Mailbox AND On-line
Access each issue of the Journal
of Human Lactation on-line through the Members
Only side of the ILCA website. All articles and commentaries
can be downloaded by members as free PDF files. You can view
the table of contents for the August, 2007 issue at http://jhl.sagepub.com/content/vol23/issue3/?etoc.
ILCA Honors LLLI
at Their Biennial Conference
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| ILCA Board Members (l-r) Terriann Shell,
Cathy Carothers, and Donna Ron |
Cathy Carothers, Donna Ron and Terriann Shell attended the recent
La Leche League International Conference on behalf of the ILCA
Board of Directors. They presented a plaque in honor of the 50th
Anniversary of LLLI, acknowledging ILCA's long relationship with
them.
Read
ILCA's Statement at the LLLI Conference
Read
the text on the plaque presented by ILCA
See a video
news presentation on the origins of LLLI on YouTube
WAKE
AHEC Course Accredited
The program, Lactation Consultant
Comprehensive Update, sponsored by WAKE Area Health Education
Center (WAKE AHEC) has received approval for accreditation by
the International Lactation Education Accreditation Council
(ILEAC). This four-day program provides comprehensive didactic
information for experienced clinicians and is based on the IBLCE
blueprint for certification examination. ILCA congratulates
this course, which is
now accredited for three years. Several more applications are
ready for review following the release of new application guidelines
after the August meeting of ILEAC.
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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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| 2007 ILCA CONFERENCE |
The 2007 ILCA Conference in San
Diego, California USA is nearly here! All conference
details are available on the ILCA
website
Registering
for the Conference
Pre-registration for the Conference is now closed. However, you or your colleagues can still register on-site for the entire conference or on a day-to-day basis.
Special Interest Group Meetings at the Conference
Thank you to everyone who expressed an interest in participating in a Special Interest Group at the ILCA Conference. Below is a listing of times and topics. Meeting place will be announced at the conference.
Thursday 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Hospital-based IBCLC
Workplace support for breastfeeding
Private practice IBCLC
Thursday 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Breastfeeding in the NICU
IBCLC in public health
Managing a breastfeeding business
Saturday 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative
Ethics and the IBCLC
IBLCE Certification
If you cannot attend the conference but are still interested in the topic, consider joining the discussion on ILCA's Discussion Board.
Conference
Stories
Have an interesting
story from the Annual Conference to share with your
colleagues? Feel free to send photos and brief articles
(300 words or less) for upcoming eGlobe issues. Send
your items to DoraineBailey@ilca.org
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| NEWS TO USE |
TSA Relaxes Rules, Allows Breastmilk As Carry-on
As of August 4, the U.S. Transportation Security Agency is modifying the rules concerning expressed breastmilk. Breastmilk has now been classified as a ?medical necessity.? Mothers may bring as much expressed breastmilk into the airplane cabin as they desire and no longer need to be accompanied by their infant. Mothers must inform checkpoint staff of the milk prior to screening, but do not need to taste or open containers. Full details are at their website, http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/sop/index.shtm, or by phoning TSA Public Affairs at 571-227-2829.
These new rules should apply to international travel originating in the U.S. It may also lead to similar relaxation of rules at other national and international airports around the globe
ILCA members may wish to check with their own national airport authorities to inquire if and when similar changes may go into effect.
Free Access to Breastfeeding
Medicine in August
Current and past issues
of Breastfeeding Medicine are available at
no charge during August at www.liebertpub.com/bfm.
This is the publication of the Academy of Breastfeeding
Medicine.
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| MEMBERS
IN THE NEWS |
Endowed Professorship in Breastfeeding Newly Established
The Wichita State University School of Nursing, College of Health Professions (Kansas, USA), has received an anonymous donation of US$1.6 million to fund the Janice M. Riordan Distinguished Professorship in Maternal Child Health. The position, which will focus on breastfeeding education and research, is the first of its kind in a school of nursing. It is named in honor of Jan Riordan, Wichita resident, WSU School of Nursing faculty member, researcher, and author of Breastfeeding and Human Lactation. WSU will be recruiting internationally for the position. Congratulations to Jan for this well deserved honor!
On-Line Learning
in Rwanda, East Africa, for 2007 IBCLC Candidates
By Beryl Wheeler, IBCLC
There was great excitement in Kigali Rwanda, when
an email from Health-e-learning offered us on-line
access to the Lactation Exam Practice Module. This
was a first for Rwanda, opening a new style of learning
for the candidates plus assisting me (the teacher)
with more options for teaching and making learning
more innovative and global. [more]
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| REVIEWS |
Book and Multimedia Reviews on ILCA's Website
ILCA members can access
reviews on the Members
Only page under ?Downloadable Publications.?
Click on a title to read the review. All reviews will
remain on the website as new ones are added.
Books:
Exploring the Dirty Side of Women?s Health. Mavis Kirkham, editor; Routledge, 2007
Lives Touched by Breastfeeding: A collection of short stories. Tamar Boas, Emma Hazell, and Simone Casey, editors; Australian Breastfeeding Association, 2006
Research: An Easy Guide for Lactation Consultants. Marie Biancuzzo, IBCLC; WMC Worldwide, LLC, 2007.
Mama's Milk. Michael Elsohn Ross, Illustrations by Ashley Wolff; Tricycle Press (an imprint of Ten Speed Press), 2007. (Briefly Noted)
Multimedia Reviews:
Help or Hindrance: The role of a significant other in breastfeeding success. Mary Nowlan; CAPPA; 2001 (VHS).
Readers interested in writing reviews
of books, CDs, photo/slide collections, videos, DVDs
and websites should contact Nicole
Bernshaw , IBCLC, Review Editor.
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