In a previous post, I talked about reasons why medications might be used in labor and birth. Here, I’ll discuss a few medications that are…
Is it time to decide between going through the effort to renew your IBCLC certification or letting it lapse? Have you been vacillating between the…
Many IBLCE Exam-takers struggle with the pharmacology items on the IBLCE Exam. I’ve never found that too tough, really. But today, it dawned on me…
In recent years, donor milk has become an increasingly popular infant feeding option. This has happened for a variety of reasons. Hospital staff members frequently…
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…
We know about the benefits of breastfeeding, and have for years. But what makes it so very special? What are the components of human milk,…
Recently, breastfeeding support counselors who intend to qualify for the IBCLE exam through Pathway 1 have expressed much frustration and confusion over IBLCE’s new clinical…
Have you failed the IBLCE Exam? Don’t give up — you can still pass it! We often get phone calls from people who have failed…
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…
IBLCE offers the certification exam only twice a year in the United States. (And only once a year in some other locations.) Like many others,…