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Care for a Virtual Cuppa? Australia’s first Online Breastfeeding Café launched.
Written by Maddy Knight The Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) has welcomed the newest addition to its stable of services for breastfeeding families, the Online Breastfeeding Café(OBC). With so...
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Social Media Highlight: Nevada Breastfeeds Facebook Page
At Lactation Matters, we love having the opportunity to hear from YOU about innovative ideas to reach and support breastfeeding mothers. We were recently encouraged to check out the Nevada Breastfeeds...
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Education, Social Media & Motherhood
Written by Deirdre McLary for her blog, Breastfeeding Arts I was recently discussing the upcoming ILCA conference and the business of breastfeeding, both locally and nationally with a friend and dear...
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A Little {Twitter} Bird Told Us About Some Prizes…
Will you be tweeting about the 2012 ILCA Conference under hashtag #ilca2012? If so, you’ll have a chance to win one of our daily prizes, regardless of whether you are attending the conference or not!...
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Let’s Celebrate: World Breastfeeding Week and Happy Birthday, Lactation Matters!
One year ago, Lactation Matters launched with a focus toward informing and advocating for IBCLCs. It was no accident that the first posts were published every day during World Breastfeeding Week 2011....
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Journal of Human Lactation launches Facebook Page!
By Anne Merewood, PhD, MPH, IBCLC The Journal of Human Lactation recently published two papers on our Online First page about use of telehealth equipment in lactation consulting. Those 2 papers will be...
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New Opportunities for Supporting Breastfeeding Mothers: The Boob Group Podcast
Robin Kaplan helped to birth this blog just over 1 year ago and nurtured it through its infancy. She recently resigned her duties at Lactation Matters to pursue some new opportunities, including...
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American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Breastfeeding Launches New Facebook...
By Jennifer Thomas, MD, MPH, IBCLC, FAAP, FABM The internet has increasingly become a tool for people seeking health By Jennifer Thomas, MD, MPH, IBCLC, FAAP, FABM information. A Pew Internet and...
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How IBCLCs Can Make an Impact Through Social Media
Written by Robin Kaplan, M.Ed., IBCLC With 93% of adults born after 1982 (the Millennial Generation) communicating online and nearly 3 out of 4 using social networking websites, such as Facebook and...
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World Wide Impact in 10 Minutes or Less: Using Social Media for Powerful Change
By Amber McCann, IBCLC One week ago, Lactation Matters posted a blog entitled If YOU Don’t Advocate forMothers & Babies, Who Will? If there was any doubt that you, the Lactation Matters readers,...
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JHL’s Newest Podcast: Establishing an Online and Social Media Presence for...
The Journal of Human Lactation (JHL) has released an interview with Jeanette McCulloch, author of “Establishing an Online and Social Media Presence for Your IBCLC Practice” as their latest podcast. The...
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The International Code: Is It Still Relevant in an Information Age? {Part 2}
We are proud to present the second of two blog posts about the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes (You can read the first part HERE). This document is vital to our work and is a...
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El Código Internacional: ¿Sigue siendo relevante en la era de la información?...
We are proud to offer this Spanish translation to our popular post “The International Code: Is It Still Relevant in the Information Age? {Part 2}“. Estamos orgullosos de presentar la segunda de dos...
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New Mothers Are Finding Breastfeeding Help and Making Friends Online
By Lara Audelo, CLEC I can’t recall ever seeing women breastfeed their babies when I was growing up. To be honest, there weren’t many babies around me at all when I was a child. I was the youngest in...
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YouTube for Breastfeeding: Video Sharing as a Counseling Tool
By Jessica Lang Kosa, PhD, IBCLC “Do you have any suggestions for how to get a deeper latch?” asks the mom on the phone. I’ve been a LLL leader for years, so I have a lot of experience with phone...
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Join the ILCA Social Medialert Team: Marketing IBCLCs and Empowering Mothers!
Elevate your social media know-how while spreading evidence-based information about breastfeeding and the role the IBCLC plays in supporting families! Are you a breastfeeding advocate who uses social...
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Moving On
By Amber McCann, IBCLC Two years ago, I received a message from Decalie Brown, a board member of ILCA, asking me if I would consider coming along side the organization to give leadership for their...
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MORE Great Breastfeeding Blogs to Read!
Written by Amber McCann, IBCLC Almost two years ago, I penned a post on this blog highlighting my favorite breastfeeding blogs for IBCLCs and other lactation professionals and volunteers to read. Since...
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Making the Most of Social Media At The ILCA Conference – Even If You Can’t...
If you are Phoenix bound you are probably picking your best swimsuit for the lazy river right now! Don’t forget to leave room in your bag for your iPad or laptop, because there’s a whole other way to...
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Join the ILCA Social Medialert Team: Marketing IBCLCs and Empowering Families!
Elevate your social media know-how while spreading evidence-based information about breastfeeding and the role the IBCLC® plays in supporting families! Are you a breastfeeding advocate who uses social...
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