The steady diet of ethics that I feed attendees of 90-credit Comprehensive Lactation Course surprises some. I am by no means the be-all and end-all of…
If you’re having a baby — especially if this is your first baby — you’ll have many questions about labor and delivery. Even the most…
Most of us who have been in healthcare for a while know our stuff. However, teaching what we know involves a different skill set. Certainly,…
Becoming a Baby-Friendly™ designated hospital is not a quick process. There are many requirements and moving parts. Because it’s a long process, so much can…
Many years ago, I heard renowned physician and author Dr. Ruth Lawrence repeatedly urge all of us within earshot to “Look at the whole clinical…
Hospital staff members frequently ask me how they should handle situations when parents want donor milk for their baby. Often, shrouded somewhere in their question…
Each year, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy (WABA) establishes a slogan. The slogan for World Breastfeeding Week 2019 is: EMPOWER PARENTS, ENABLE BREASTFEEDING, Now…
People who object to the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) often think that 100% of babies must be breastfed. That’s just not true. Although an effective…
Sometimes, others give us information that we assume to be true. We don’t always hunt up the primary information source, or talk to the author…
The late, great Dr. Audrey Naylor authored six principles to reduce or eliminate risk from drugs and other substances while lactating. Published in Lactation management…