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Dear Breastfeeding Advocate,
Call to Action! Breastfeeding Advocates needed
to mobilize efforts to address the disparities
in hospital practices and workplace lactation
support.
Attend the TF meeting. Tuesday, January 22, Inglewood. |
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General Task Force Meeting Free
to Attend
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
9 am – 12 pm
South Los Angeles Health Projects
2930 W. Imperial Highway, 6th Floor
Inglewood, CA
Reflecting on the Past; Looking Forward to the
Future
Networking
Please share with us your Breastfeeding
success stories from the past year and your
breastfeeding plans for this year
Improving Breastfeeding Support in Hospitals
Hospital Spotlight: Overcoming obstacles on
the path to “Baby-Friendly”
Breastfeeding Task Force 2007/2008
Exciting news about TF projects
Help Us Plan a Community Summit - The Task
Force is planning to host a community summit in
fall, 2008 entitled:
“Hospital Breastfeeding Rates: Transparency for
Policies and Practices and their Impact on
Infant Feeding in the Latino Population”
· Objective: This summit will bring together
decision makers, advocates, and stakeholders in
the greater LA area who are concerned about the
in-hospital care given to new mothers and their
infants, and its impact on mothers’ ability to
breastfeed their newborns as planned and
desired.
· Outcome: The summit will generate a report
which will act as a voice for the women and
their families who are not being supported in
their infant feeding decisions and their
breastfeeding hopes and dreams.
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Job
Opportunity
Seminar Coordinator
As part of the Breastfeeding
Task Force of Greater Los Angeles, this
coordinator will assist the Professional
Education Committee to provide quality
continuing lactation education at the 10
seminars per year in hospitals throughout Los
Angeles County. If you have a passion for
breastfeeding education, excellent communication
skills, event planning experience and are detail
oriented, we would like to talk with you. You
would work as an Independent Contractor in your
home office and be required to travel in Los
Angeles County for all Task Force Seminars.
Salary negotiable DOE. If interested mail, email
or fax resume and cover letter by 2/1/08 to:
BTFGLA 1821A Speyer Ln, Redondo Beach, CA 90278,
fax 213-596-5776, or email
hiring@breastfeedla.org
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Professional Educational Seminars
Wednesday, February 20: Seminar
“Cutting Edge” Information on Tongue Tie,
Breastfeeding, and More – Just added: A session
on CranioSacral Therapy
Guest Speakers: James Murphy, MD & Anne Merewood,
MPH, IBCLC & Jennifer Absey, RN, CMT
Valley Care Olive View –UCLA Medical center
Friday, March 28: Seminar
Mother/Baby Co-Sleeping and Breastfeeding
Guest Speakers: James McKenna, PhD & Patty
Donahue Carey, MPH
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Friday, April 25: Seminar
Foundations of Infant Feeding: Exploring Suck,
Swallow, Breathe
Back by popular demand and in a larger venue.
This event sold out in 2007. Sign up early,
bring your Occupational Therapist
Guest Speakers: Robin Glass, MS, OTR, IBCLC &
Lynn Wolf, MOT, OTR, IBCLC
Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Cutting Edge” Information on Tongue Tie,
Breastfeeding, and More
This one day seminar will discuss how
an assessment for problematic frenulums, also
known as tongue tie, is made in newborns/
neonates and how frenotomy can help initiate
breastfeeding and improves the continuation of
breastfeeding. There will be case studies
presented to aid those in attendance to be able
to assist in assessing for ankyloglossia, with
the goal of initiation of exclusive
breastfeeding. We will also present the ongoing
research into vitamin D in the maternal/child
health population and implications for
breastfeeding infants. The most current evidence
will be offered on the effectiveness of the Baby
Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in the US
and world wide. Attendees will get practical
tips on implementation of the BFHI in the
hospital. The session on craniosacral therapy
will provide an overview of the philosophy and
treatments that can be useful when mothers and
babies are learning to breastfeed.
OBJECTIVES
Following the didactic presentations,
participants will be able to:
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Identify the different types of problematic
frenulums, commonly known as tongue-tie;
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Understand and be able to communicate what a
frenotomy is;
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Describe the risk factors for vitamin D
deficiency in mothers and newborns;
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Describe effective strategies for implementing
Baby Friendly Initiative in the hospital
setting; and to
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Identify the support a craniosacral therapist
can provide to the breastfeeding mother and
baby.
Download Registration Brochure |
Register Online
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Mother-Infant Cosleeping, Elective C-Sections
and Parenting Books: Your Breastfeeding
Questions Answered
Friday, March 28, 2008
9:00 am to 4:00pm
Van Dyke Theater
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
2801 Atlantic Ave. Long Beach, California
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This one day seminar will discuss the
scientific studies (both strong and weak) that
have been done regarding bedsharing, the
background on SIDS investigations in relation to
bedsharing and will look at the scientific
studies of mother-infant bedsharing and how this
benefits the mother-infant dyad. Re-defining
biological bases of human infant sleep will be
addressed and how and why it conflicts with
cultural models. There will be an explanation of
what biological studies, rather than cultural
ideologies, show us about who the infant is and
what the infant needs in regard to nighttime
care and contact. There will be a discussion
regarding cesarean birth on maternal request
(CDMR) and how this could negatively impact the
WHO’s Baby Friendly Initiative. Parenting books
are a popular source of information for new
parents. The popular guides found today and
their “information” will be addressed and we
will identify the content that is contrary to
policies and recommendations by AAP and WHO.
OBJECTIVES
Following the didactic presentations,
participants will be able to:
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Distinguish between strong and weak scientific
studies regarding bedsharing;
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Describe scientific studies of mother-infant
bedsharing and how bedsharing benefits the
mother infant dyad;
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Distinguish between studies which begin and
end with opinion and social values rather
than with actual biological data on infant
physiology and behavior;
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Name three characteristics of the individuals
who request CDMR; and to
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List three key messages to be used when
counseling parents at risk for implementing
the infant care and feeding information in
some parenting books.
Download Registration Brochure |
Register Online
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Foundations of Infant Feeding: Application to
Breastfeeding Practice - Exploring the
Suck/Swallow/Breathe Triad
Friday, April 25, 2008
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Torrance Memorial Medical Center
3330 Lomita Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90505
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This full day seminar is designed to offer
current information on the function of the oral
structures, the characteristics of sucking, and
the phases of swallowing. Participants will be
exposed to successful interventions for oral
motor dysfunction in the breastfeeding infant.
The special issues that premature infants have
with suck/swallow/breathe will be addressed.
This seminar will also provide clinical
strategies to support and maintain breastfeeding
in infants with gastroesophageal reflux disease
(GERD).
OBJECTIVES
Following the didactic presentations,
participants will be able to:
• Understand the pathophysiologic principles
underlying the suck-swallow-breathe triad and
how they apply to breastfeeding;
• Identify several oral motor difficulties that
interfere with effective latch and milk transfer
and treatment strategies for these problems;
• Formulate a strategy to develop breastfeeding
skills in the premature infant; and to
• Understand the mechanisms underlying
gastroesophageal reflux and its relationship to
breastfeeding difficulties.
FACULTY
• Robin Glass, MS, OTR, IBCLC
• Lynn Wolf, MOT, OTR, IBCLC
Ms. Glass and Ms. Wolf practice occupational
therapy at Children’s Hospital and Regional
Medical Center in Seattle, Washington.
Their clinical specialty is the treatment of
infants, with a strong focus on feeding issues.
They are NDT trained and Board Certified
Lactation Consultants, with extensive national
and international experience speaking about
infant feeding. They have published numerous
journal articles as well as the book Feeding and
Swallowing Disorders in Infancy: Assessment and
Management.
Download Registration Brochure |
Register Online
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Hospital Collaborative Section
Four LA County Hospitals Selected
California Department of Public Health funds
training and technical assistance to improve
breastfeeding rates.
Birth and Beyond California: Training and
Quality Improvement Project
Do you want to improve your hospital
breastfeeding rates?
See
http://www.breastfeedingtaskforla.org/hospital-training/index.htm
Four LA County Hospitals Selected
California Department of Public Health funds
training and technical assistance to improve
breastfeeding rates.
January 15, 2008
Miller Children’s Hospital at Long Beach
Memorial Medical Center, Providence Holy Cross
Medical Center, St. Francis Medical Center, and
Torrance Memorial Medical Center are the
successful applicants for the new Birth and
Beyond California Project, funding by the
California Department of Pubic Health and
implemented in Los Angeles County by PAC/LAC and
the Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los
Angeles.
“We look forward to providing staff
education, training for the hospital based
educators, and support to the in-hospital team
working on breastfeeding quality improvement,”
said Karen Peters, executive director of the
Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles.
A report issued on November 14, 2007 by the
University of California at Davis Human
Lactation Center (UCD HLC) and sponsored by the
California WIC Association (CWA) ranked nearly
every hospital in the state in terms of the rate
of new mothers who breastfeed while in the
hospital. The analysis revealed stark
differences in rates -- with a concentration of
low-performing hospitals in Southern California
counties -- and demonstrated that the
breastfeeding gap was greatest in hospitals
serving many ethnic low-income mothers and
babies. But the report went on to show that,
when hospitals improve their newborn feeding
policies and practices, they can dramatically
increase their breastfeeding rates.
“Mothers value hospital support to help
them achieve successful exclusive breastfeeding.
Since we know that exclusive breastfeeding is
associated with better infant and maternal
health outcomes including lower risk for
childhood overweight, this is especially
important for our low-income moms and babies who
are at increased risk of overweight,” noted
Wendy Slusser, MD, UCLA Medical School.
The American Academy of Pediatrics
encourages mothers to breastfeed exclusively for
the first 6 months, as it is the healthiest way
to feed new babies and is clearly the preferred
feeding method for most new mothers. Offering
supplemental formula unnecessarily in the
hospital can interfere with a mother’s plan to
breastfeed. “The first 48 hours after birth is a
critical time for women who breastfeed, as it’s
during those first few days that milk production
begins,” noted Jane Heinig, Ph.D., IBCLC and
Executive Director of UCD HLC. Heinig added,
“While breastfeeding is a natural process, many
new moms have difficulty getting started. In the
past, female relatives living nearby helped
women successfully initiate breastfeeding.
Today, with most women giving birth in
hospitals, the responsibility to give mothers
that support has fallen to the medical
profession. With supportive policies in place,
staff can help new mothers of all income levels
and ethnicities to follow-through with their
plans to breastfeed their babies.”
“When model policies and practices are
implemented, exclusive breastfeeding rates
increase. It is amazing how creating a hospital
environment that truly supports women who want
to breastfeed, the gap between those mothers who
leave the hospital breastfeeding and
supplementing with formula and those mothers who
leave the hospital exclusively breastfeed
narrows for women of all income levels and
ethnicities,” said Peters.
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Breastfeeding Works
Breastfeeding in the Workplace:
A New Federal Resource Kit and its Companion
Curriculum on How to Use it
Teleconference: February 12, 2008, 11 – 12:30pm
You are invited to participate in the
THE NINTH BI-MONTHLY STATE BREASTFEEDING
COALITIONS
TELECONFERENCE
February 12, 2008
11 to 12:30 PM Pacific Time
Dial-in Number: 1-805-620-4005 (Ventura, CA)
Participant Access Code 31858
RSVP to
kpeters@breastfeedla.org
Presenter:
Isadora Hare, MSW, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Health Resources and Services
Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Office of Adolescent Health
AGENDA (Pacific Time)
11:00-11:10 Teleconference Series Introduction
11:10-11:40 Speakers’ Presentation
11:40-12:00 Questions and Answers
12:00-12:30 State Coalitions’ Discussion
California will be one of the ten states to be
attending training on this toolkit, just prior
to the Coalitions Conference in January in
Virginia. Anne Garrett and Karen Peters will
represent California at this training.
On the Teleconference Call, in addition to
giving us an overview of the kit and how to use
it, Isadora will be giving an update on how the
training went as well as discussing future
plans. This will be a good opportunity for you
to ask questions and discuss ideas on
dissemination of the kit/program around the
nation.
We anticipate a great California turnout for
this Teleconference, so be sure to RSVP to
kpeters@breastfeedla.org so that weI have enough phone lines
available.
Sponsored by:
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
DIVISION OF NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND
OBESITY
& UNITED STATES BREASTFEEDING COMMITTEE
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Research Updates
BREAST IS BEST FOR STRESS? Early breast-feeding may bolster kids'
ability to handle anxiety linked with parental
divorce/separation. The study examined data on
almost 9,000 children at birth and again at ages
5 and 10. Not surprisingly, children whose
parents had divorced or separated were more
likely to have high anxiety; but
study found striking difference in stress
levels between breast-fed and bottle-fed kids,
with breast-fed children significantly less
anxious!
Click here to read more.
AAP REPORT ON INFANT FEEDING AND ATOPIC
DISEASE: The best prevention for atopic
disease, which includes eczema, asthma and food
allergies, is exclusive breast-feeding for four
months, according to a new report from AAP,
which replaces the earlier guideline. Current
evidence does not support a major role for
maternal dietary restrictions during pregnancy
or lactation. In studies of infants at high risk
of atopy and who are not exclusively breastfed
for 4 to 6 months, there is modest evidence that
the onset of atopic disease may be delayed or
prevented by the use of hydrolyzed formulas that
do not contain cow milk protein.
Click here to read more.
FREE FORMULA DISCHARGE PACKS DECREASE
EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING: A new study looked
at the impact of commercial hospital discharge
packs (CHDPs) on exclusive breastfeeding rates
in new mothers in Oregon. "One way to increase
exclusive breastfeeding may be to halt the
provision of CHDPs at the time of newborn
hospital discharge," the authors conclude.
Click here to read more.
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World BF Week
Mother Support: Going for the Gold
Feature your breastfeeding photos in this year's
Action Folder!
Feature your breastfeeding photos in this year's
Action Folder! WABA is organizing a global
breastfeeding photography contest for WBW 2008.
Ten winning photos will be selected, and
contributors whose photos are featured in the
Action Folders will be awarded US$100 for each
published photo.
What are we looking for?
We need stories that illustrate support for
breastfeeding. We are looking for any photo that
TELLS A STORY of support. It may be a who, a
what or a where! You may be the person who
provided the support or the person who received
the support.
Illustrate the kind of support you
provided or that you received in a photo. When
taking photos, think globally and locally! We
encourage you to submit photos that reflect
different ethnicity and that include
breastfeeding children, from a newborn to a
child of 2 years or more. Support takes place in
different environments, so the support you
illustrate may be in a home, in a museum, in a
marketplace or in a field.
The theme for this photo contest is
based on WBW 2008: Mother Support: Going for the
Gold
Think of:
• encouragement and consistent help
• help and support via a computer and internet
• support through the telephone, the TV, a
magazine, a newspaper
• a group of mothers or one person with whom
concerns and joys were shared
• encouragement from a health worker or health
professional to initiate breastfeeding or
continue breastfeeding the family member who did
household tasks
• a co-worker who helped secure a lactation room
at a factory
For more information and to download the contest
form, please visit:
http://www.worldbreastfeedingweek.org
Thank you.
With best wishes,
Julianna Lim Abdullah,
International WBW Coordinator
WABA, PO Box 1200, 10850 Penang, Malaysia
Tel: 604-658 4816 Fax: 604-657 2655
Email:
waba@streamyx.com
Website:
www.waba.org.my
The World Alliance for Breastfeeding
Action (WABA) is a global network of individuals
and organizations concerned with the protection,
promotion and support of breastfeeding worldwide
based on the Innocenti Declarations, the Ten
Links for Nurturing the Future and the
WHO/UNICEF Global Strategy for Infant and Young
Child Feeding. Its core partners are
International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN),
La Leche League International (LLLI),
International Lactation Consultant Association
(ILCA), Wellstart International and Academy of
Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM). WABA is in
consultative status with UNICEF and an NGO in
Special Consultative Status with the Economic
and Social Council of the United Nations
(ECOSOC).
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