It’s estimated that about 1 in 3 women experience some form of physical abuse from an intimate partner in their lifetime. Domestic violence, or intimate…
Counseling items on the lactation exam still seem a mystery to some candidates. Honestly, I think the key here is knowing how to apply basic…
I’d like to think I’m better at counseling real people than I am at answering test questions. Face-to-face, I’m listening, caring, and responding spontaneously with…
For IBLCE Exam test-takers, I’ve previously written about how to determine what to do first in terms of assessing and sequencing specific actions for questions…
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…
Good communication is a central skill for all healthcare professionals to master. We must be well-versed in communicating with all types of families, including those…
These days, it seems like everyone uses an app for something. So it shouldn’t surprise us that there are even relevant apps for breastfeeding. How…
Hot and sweaty, I began the trudge from the cardio machines to the women’s locker room at the YMCA. I passed two young mothers who…
In nursing school, I didn’t understand why we were required to read a whole chapter on communication. I felt confident in my ability to talk…
We tend to clump words, activities or events together as if they were the same or at least similar. Remember that old song? “Love and…