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When I meet someone for the first time and they ask what my profession is, I usually receive a raised eyebrow when I tell him/her that I am a lactation consultant. This raised eyebrow is typically...
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A great deal has changed in patient care over the last decade or so. The number of patients coming in with articles from various websites and claiming uncommon diseases discovered through symptom...
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Fathers influence mothers’ breastfeeding decisions and experiences! Fathers’ perceptions of their roles as members of the breastfeeding family are probably important components of that influence....
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Doreen says: August 1, 2011 at 10:35 pm (Edit) I feel so alone in my profession and this will be a blessing! I have a question that I need help with. My manager at work, in a large hospital, told me...
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Written by Jennie Bever Babendure, PhD, IBCLC Photo via laurabl @ Flickr Despite the recent media attention on toddler breastfeeding, a majority of women in the US and many other countries struggle to...
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Editor’s Note: While Lactation Matters typically publishes original material, occasionally we encounter a blog post that we feel especially deserves to be read by all IBCLCs and breastfeeding...
View ArticleHow can we best support mothers to reach their breastfeeding goals?
Written by Jennie Bever Babendure, PhD, IBCLC Photo via laurabl @ Flickr Despite the recent media attention on toddler breastfeeding, a majority of women in the US and many other countries struggle to...
View ArticleThe Best and Worst Places in the Industrialized World for Breastfeeding Support
Editor’s Note: While Lactation Matters typically publishes original material, occasionally we encounter a blog post that we feel especially deserves to be read by all IBCLCs and breastfeeding...
View ArticleHow can we best support mothers to reach their breastfeeding goals?
Written by Jennie Bever Babendure, PhD, IBCLC Photo via laurabl @ Flickr Despite the recent media attention on toddler breastfeeding, a majority of women in the US and many other countries struggle to...
View ArticleThe Best and Worst Places in the Industrialized World for Breastfeeding Support
Editor’s Note: While Lactation Matters typically publishes original material, occasionally we encounter a blog post that we feel especially deserves to be read by all IBCLCs and breastfeeding...
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