Triangle Breastfeeding Alliance, Inc.

North Carolina’s statewide Breastfeeding Coalition (NCBC) was awarded a $10,000 grant from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to present two days of free training at SAS Institute in Cary and a wonderful opportunity to work on developing strategic plans for helping NC businesses become breastfeeding friendly. You can apply to attend!

Registration closes 10/30/2009 for…

Background: This training program is part of a major national initiative of the U.S. Health & Human Services, Health Resource and Service Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau to increase breastfeeding duration and exclusivity rates among employed breastfeeding women.

The project goal is to increase workplace lactation support for employed breastfeeding women by equipping lactation consultants and other professionals within community Healthy Start programs and State breastfeeding coalitions to conduct effective outreach and education activities with employers.

The training includes:

• Ways to communicate effectively with businesses

• Evidence-based ways to support breastfeeding women

• Techniques for community based strategy planning

As a participant in this dynamic two-day training, you will receive your own copy of HRSA’s The Business Case for Breastfeeding Resource Kit.  You will also receive a complete curriculum copy including a CD-ROM and reproducible materials.  Participants will also engage in interactive activities that foster collaboration and continued involvement in implementing this project in your community.  Technical assistance will be provided following the initial training session.

This training session is managed by HCD International, an award winning management and technology consulting firm with a strong foundation in health education and outreach.  The training features speakers from Every Mother, Inc. a nationally recognized non-profit organization that is well known for providing expert counseling and breastfeeding education.

Training session hosted by North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition (http://www.ncbfc.org/).

Where: SAS Institute, 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC

When: November 30 and December 1 from 9AM-5PM

CEUs: 1.25 CEUs will be offered, and CERPs have been applied for.

Directions: Traveling East on I-40 from the RDU: Exit Harrison Avenue (exit 287), turn right onto Harrison, turn left onto Research Drive (4th stoplight from I-40), turn left at first street to the left (just before guard house), building  W will be on your left.  Enter through the second entrance labeled “Work-Life” Airport

Parking/Transportation Information: Parking is free, and located on the left side of the building. Please do not park in patient parking.

Lunch and snacks will be provided by SAS Institute.

A block of rooms have been reserved at Umstead and StudioPLUS.  Gather info at: http://support.sas.com/training/fyi/ca.html

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As the Northern Hemisphere of the world prepares for influenza season, and with the release of the Influenza A (H1N1) vaccine this week, the International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA) strongly urges lactation consultants to encourage all pregnant and breastfeeding women you serve to receive BOTH the seasonal flu and H1N1 vaccines as soon as possible. These vaccines are considered safe by the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, and can have a life-saving impact on the health of both mothers and babies.

A few important notes about influenza vaccines:

1. Seasonal flu vaccines, which do not use a live virus, have been used safely for decades. Although the H1N1 vaccine is new, it was developed using the same process and is expected to be safe.

2. Pregnant mothers and their unborn child are at special risk of complications if they contract the flu. Pregnant women may take the vaccines during any trimester of their pregnancy.

3. Babies are better protected from influenza after they are born if their mothers were vaccinated during pregnancy.

4. The vaccines are considered safe for breastfeeding women.

5. Both pregnant women and new mothers (plus other caregivers of infants) are priority groups for influenza vaccinations. They should be able to get the vaccine, even if it is hard to find in some areas.

ILCA is also very pleased to announce three helpful new documents:

* “Tips for Parents: Protecting Your Baby Against Flu” , available for free downloading on the ILCA website at www.ilca.org. Feel free to reprint this document to provide tonew families you serve. Click for PDF

* “Flu Season Action Ideas for Lactation Consultants”, with resources and ideas.Click for PDF

* Press release, which can be freely circulated in your local community. Click for PDF

Finally, ILCA is aware that the CDC’s current guidelines regarding new breastfeeding mothers who are ill with influenza are very conservative. We also understand that these guidelines are under active review by the CDC. ILCA will keep members alerted in the event these guidelines change.

In the meantime, ILCA encourages members to keep the issues in perspective and remember that the numbers of women who present at the hospital with early influenza symptoms when they deliver are extremely low. Most mothers are not ill when they deliver, and if they become ill after delivery, when their baby has already been exposed, they are advised to continue directly breastfeeding their baby to provide important antibodies.

As lactation consultants, you are a vital member of the health care team, and are in a pivotal position to help families keep themselves and their infants healthy during flu season. ILCA encourages you to promote vaccinations and continue doing what you do best: help mothers get a good start with breastfeeding.

For more information, contact the ILCA Office at info@ilca.org, or call toll-free at:
1-888-ILCA-IS-U.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Anglea Smith’s Signature

Angela Smith, President
ILCA Board of Directors

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New research from the University of Extremadura in Badajoz, Spain, has shown that the composition of breast milk changes over the course of the day to help babies sleep at night. Naturally occurring chemicals called nucleotides, which have previously been linked to sleepiness, were found to be at their highest levels at night-time.

Researchers tested the breast milk of 30 mothers who had been breast-feeding for at least three months. Samples of milk were collected
before each feed over a 24-hour period, with between six and eight samples collected per mother.

The scientists also noted that this may have an impact on when mothers express their breast milk and feed it to their baby, as milk expressed
in the morning may not help a baby to sleep as well as milk expressed in the evening.

Read more about this research at New Scientist

From
http://www.babyfriendly.org.uk/items/item_detail.asp?item=604

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Please consider submitting a proposal to present at the next ILCA Conference by October 12th. You  do not have to be an IBCLC in order to submit. Here is the official invitation:

The 2010 International Lactation Consultant Association Conference, ILCA at 25: A Lactation Celebration!, is being held at the JW Marriott hotel in San Antonio, Texas, USA from July 21-25, 2010. This five-day Conference combines research and practice presentations with clinical and research skill development.

The ILCA annual Conference showcases speakers with exceptional information, expertise, and presentation skills in order to provide quality information to attendees. ILCA issues a Call for Proposals approximately 10 months before each annual Conference. This provides an opportunity for ILCA members and others in the lactation community to submit presentation proposals to share their insights, expertise and research with colleagues.

If you have insights or practices to share with colleagues and plan to attend the Conference, please consider submitting a proposal to participate in the 2010 program. Abstracts will be accepted for the following presentation formats, and for topics ranging from 1 to 6 hours:

• Proposal for a concurrent conference session presentation
• Proposal for a workshop conference session presentation
• Abstract for a research poster (may also be invited for oral presentation)
• Abstract for a project poster

The on-line submission site is open now. The deadline for proposal submissions is October 12 at 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST). Submitters may return to the on-line system to edit proposals any time before the deadline. Submitted proposals will be peer-reviewed by ILCA’s Conference Program Committee and ILCA’s Research Committee. Submitters of proposals will receive notification by November 11 of whether their work has been selected for presentation. Selected speakers will be asked to confirm participation by November 17.

We hope you will submit a proposal to participate in the 2010 ILCA conference!

Please visit the Speaker Submission Site to review the procedures and guidelines and to submit your materials. You may also visit the ILCA website for additional information. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at natalie@ilca.org.

Please share this information with colleagues who may also be interested in speaking at ILCA’s 25th Anniversary Conference!

Sincerely,
Natalie Porterfield

Natalie Porterfield
Director of Conferences
Int’l Lactation Consultant Association
2501 Aerial Center Pkwy, Suite 103
Morrisville, NC 27560
Direct Phone: (919) 459-6102
Toll-free: (888) 452-2478
Fax: (919) 459-2075
Email: natalie@ilca.org

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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recently endorsed the WHO/UNICEF 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, a significant step forward in the promotion and support of breastfeeding. The AAP has integrated the 10 Steps into its breastfeeding residency curriculum and sample hospital breastfeeding policy for newborns. This endorsement moves the 10 Steps into a category of a community standard, providing the impetus for all birthing hospitals to embrace the 10 Steps as their model for lactation care and services. USLCA believes that it is the IBCLC who will be instrumental in assisting to attain these goals.

IBCLCs may wish to bring this to the attention of their hospital administrators and perinatal practice committees as a means of implementing best breastfeeding practices. Hospitals who implement the 10 Steps will reap higher scores on the mPINC survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and will find that they will be better able to meet the Joint Commission’s core measure for exclusive breast milk feeding upon discharge.

Click Here to read the AAP letter announcing their decision to endorse the 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding

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