- 1. XL46: Louise Dumas: Baby-Friendly Initiative: Why Bother?
- (Experts-in-Lactation Lectures)
- ... (WHO / UNICEF). Dr. Dumas will prompt participants’ reflection on their own professional practice by explaining the basics of the Baby Friendly Initiative (WHO / UNICEF) and how certain aspects of the ...
- Created on 09 November 2016
- 2. Expansion of the Baby – Friendly Hospital Initiative Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding into Neonatal Intensive Care Expert Group Recommendations
- (Articles)
- In 2013 The Journal of Human Lactation (JHL) published expert group recommendations to support the expansion of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative to include breastfeeding in the Neonatal Intensive ...
- Created on 01 April 2014
- 3. When the Back of the Baby’s Head is Held to Attach the Baby to the Breast
- (Articles)
- Read this article to learn the effect on latching when the mother, or an assistant puts their hand on the back of the baby's head at the time of latching. When the Back of the Baby's Head is Held to ...
- Created on 04 December 2008
- 4. Saying Goodbye to 2023!
- (Articles)
- ... how the baby latches which will nourish them! So much to keep learning about the whole breastfeeding process. After almost 20 years teaching, I am still amazed! Valerie (tutor for BE01, BE02, and BE03 ...
- Created on 19 December 2023
- 5. Our TS Scholarship Recipients - Where are they now?
- (Scholarship Recipients Testimonial)
- ... discovered that I was pregnant with my 4th baby; and before that, we had just moved house. Never in my life had so many things happened at the same time: up and down, happiness and sadness, hope and fear. ...
- Created on 28 July 2022
- 6. 2022
- (Trudi Szallasi Memorial Scholarship)
- Agnes Nemes-Chow Agnes, originally from Hungary, has lived in Singapore for 20 years. She and her husband have 8 children. Agnes has a degree in Economics but following the birth of her first baby, she ...
- Created on 08 July 2022
- 7. Lactation Information about COVID-19
- (COVID-19)
- ... Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health COVID-19, Breastfeeding, Infant Feeding, Breast Milk Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health COVID-19, Maternal and Child Health, and Nutrition Baby ...
- Created on 06 April 2020
- 8. How IBCLC Made a Difference in my Professional Life?
- (Articles)
- ... support programs including breastfeeding promotion in hospitals and supporting the Baby Friendly Hospitals Initiative in 5 hospitals as an initial phase, and the mother to mother breastfeeding support ...
- Created on 23 June 2019
- 9. Birthing and Empty Arms
- (Articles)
- “The pregnancy was uneventful and until this morning she had always felt the baby move. Today was different; the baby was quiet, very quiet. By lunchtime she noted she had not felt the baby move all ...
- Created on 19 June 2018
- 10. Talk about safe sleep!
- (Articles)
- Loss of an infant is one of the most difficult experiences families can live through. As health care professionals, not being able to provide a clear reason for the death is also a significant burden. ...
- Created on 28 March 2018
- 11. Looking back on the year 2017
- (Articles)
- ... doubt around exclusive breastfeeding and the Baby-Friendly Initiative. Kudos to those who in the lactation community who stood up and countered those organisations and publications with their responses ...
- Created on 08 December 2017
- 12. Ethics, Social Media, Communication and the IBCLC
- (Articles)
- ... research and asserted pre-lacteal feeds have only ceased since the introduction of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative. Further still, some publications have accused breastfeeding advocates of forcing ...
- Created on 02 April 2017
- 13. Feeding Infants in Emergencies
- (Articles)
- ... years. It is species specific and is perfectly adapted to the infant’s growth and developmental needs. A newborn baby is relatively immature at birth, and the kidneys and liver are unable to process high ...
- Created on 16 March 2017
- 14. XL45: Louise Dumas: Skin-To-Skin For All Mothers And Term Babies At Birth
- (Experts-in-Lactation Lectures)
- Dr Dumas presents the differences between kangaroo and skin-to-skin care practices at birth and what is meant by evidence. She then explains the exhaustive evidence that is available for two Baby-friendly ...
- Created on 09 November 2016
- 15. Ms. Shela Akbar Ali Hirani Testimony
- (Scholarship Recipients Testimonial)
- ... becoming an IBCLC, on voluntary basis, I conduct training sessions for the pregnant and postnatal mothers at diverse community based setups, including community health center, baby day care center, women' ...
- Created on 02 November 2016
- 16. The Economics of Breastfeeding
- (Articles)
- ... recommendations. In Germany, breastfeeding is regarded as a woman’s personal decision. There is a growing number of certified Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) hospitals and there is a comprehensive ...
- Created on 02 November 2016
- 17. Neonatal Hypoglycemia
- (Articles)
- ... and continuing to promote the Baby-Friendly guidelines for skin-to-skin, reduced mother-infant separation, and exclusive breastfeeding. They conclude with, "If the use of glucose gel is adopted by other ...
- Created on 02 November 2016
- 18. Mothers Need Good Quality Breastfeeding Support
- (Articles)
- Giving birth and breastfeeding are physiologically normal human behaviours. Once baby is born and placed skin to skin on its mother’s chest, it will instinctively start to search for the breast and latch ...
- Created on 02 November 2016
- 19. Pregnancy and Lactation-Related Loss and Grief
- (Articles)
- ... expect this and be quite bewildered as they have no baby to feed. Informing the mother and providing anticipatory guidance during this stage is crucial. Kindly take the time to read Lactation after Perinatal, ...
- Created on 24 September 2014
- 20. Guidelines for Blood Glucose Monitoring and Treatment of Hypoglycemia in Term and Late-Preterm
- (Articles)
- ... of mother and baby. This is an excellent guide to share with colleagues, as provides both guided care plans and treatment plans. The document clarifies general management recommendations for all term ...
- Created on 01 July 2014