Reviews: Candidiasis and Breastfeeding Lactation Consultant Series Two: Unit 6 Lisa Amir, MBBS, IBCLC, and Kay Hoover, MEd, IBCLC La Leche League International, 2002 24 pages, 16 color illustrations on one sheet, (US)$6 plus shipping, stapled spine, softcover Orders: La Leche League International, PO Box 4079, Schaumburg, IL 60168-4079 USA Tel: 1-800-LALECHE or (847) 519-7730; fax: (847) 519-0035 URL: www.lalecheleague.org

2003 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-99
Author(s):  
Evelyn Jain
Keyword(s):  
Lactation Consultant ◽  
La Leche League

Jan Riordan: An Oral History

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-218
Author(s):  
Aimee R. Eden
Keyword(s):  
South Florida ◽  
Breastfeeding Support ◽  
Lactation Consultant ◽  
Human Lactation ◽  
The People ◽  
Full Study ◽  
Professional Body ◽  
La Leche League ◽  
Editorial Review ◽  
Wichita State University

While conducting my dissertation research on the professionalization of breastfeeding support, I identified key “founders” of lactation consulting. I focused on the people involved in the formation of the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, as certified by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners and represented by the International Lactation Consultant Association. Jan Riordan was at the top of my list. As the editor and co-author of the first text on breastfeeding and human lactation for non-physicians, Dr. Riordan shaped the professional body of knowledge for International Board Certified Lactation Consultants and others providing clinical breastfeeding support. She was a La Leche League leader and founding member of the Kansas La Leche League International Chapter, served on the first International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners Board of Directors, and served on the first editorial review board of the Journal of Human Lactation. She was a professor of nursing at Wichita State University for 23 years. I met her at an International Lactation Consultant Association conference in San Antonio, Texas in 2010, just after she had retired from Wichita State, and I interviewed her by phone on August 10, 2010. This is from a taped interview. (AE = Aimee Eden’s initials; JR = Jan Riordan’s initials). The University of South Florida IRB approved the full study.

Lactation Consultation by an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant Improves Breastfeeding Rates for Mothers With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

2021 ◽  
pp. 089033442110186
Author(s):  
Laurie Beth Griffin ◽  
Jia Jennifer Ding ◽  
Phinnara Has ◽  
Nina Ayala ◽  
Martha B. Kole-White
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Gestational Diabetes ◽  
Hospital Discharge ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Feeding Preference ◽  
Lactation Consultant ◽  
Breastfeeding Rates

Background In patients with gestational diabetes, breastfeeding decreases the lifetime risk of Type 2 diabetes by half. Lactation consultation has been shown to increase breastfeeding rates in the general population but has not been assessed in a gestational diabetes population. Research Aims To determine if (1) a postpartum International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) consultation during delivery hospitalization improved inclusive (any) or exclusive breastfeeding rates at hospital discharge and 3 months postpartum in participants with GDM; and if (2) obstetrical providers’ acknowledgement of maternal feeding preference affected the rates of IBCLC consultation for patients. Methods This was a retrospective, comparative, secondary analysis of a prospective cohort ( N = 517) study of women gestational diabetes. Participants who received a IBCLC consultation ( n = 386; 74.5%) were compared to those who did not ( n = 131; 25.5%). Baseline demographics, antepartum characteristics, neonatal information, mode of infant feeding at hospital discharge and 3 months postpartum, and IBCLC consultation during postpartum hospitalization were measured. Results After adjusting for baseline differences, participants who received an IBCLC consultation were more likely to report any breastfeeding at postpartum discharge (aOR 4.87; 95% CI [2.67, 8.86]) and at 3 months postpartum (aOR 5.39; 95% CI [2.61, 11.16]) compared to participants who did not. However, there was no difference in exclusive breastfeeding rates between those who did and did not receive IBCLC consultation. Conclusion Inpatient IBCLC consultation during the immediate postpartum period was associated with improved rates of any breastfeeding in participants with GDM.

Exploring the Role of Occupational Therapy With Mothers Who Breastfeed

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Sponseller ◽  
Fern Silverman ◽  
Pamela Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
New Mothers ◽  
Lactation Consultant ◽  
Personal Wellness ◽  
Occupational Profile ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Goal Attainment Scale ◽  
Occupational Therapy Practitioners

Importance: Occupational therapy practitioners can play a pivotal role in supporting breastfeeding mothers as they transition to and form new routines for this occupation. Objective: To explore whether occupational therapy programming can assist breastfeeding mothers in reaching their personal occupation-based wellness goals. Design: Mixed-methods design that involved development of an occupational profile and a goal attainment scale (GAS). After the intervention, participants rescored their GAS goals and completed a semistructured exit interview. Setting: Nonprofit lactation center located in the suburbs of a large mid-Atlantic U.S. city. Participants: Women recruited through convenience sampling who had been breastfeeding an infant for <6 mo, who were not currently weaning, and who had met with a lactation consultant at least once since giving birth were eligible (N = 17). Intervention: Group occupational therapy that consisted of 10 weekly 1-hr sessions. Topics were based on occupational profiles, GAS scores, and lactation consultant input. Outcomes and Measures: Each participant created and scored three goals using the GAS before and after the intervention. Results: Data from 14 of the 17 participants were analyzed. The average postintervention GAS score was 56.50 (M = 50), indicating that most personal wellness goals were reached. Thematic analysis revealed that occupational therapy programming helped mothers persevere with breastfeeding, feel more confident as new parents, and value both themselves and their baby. Conclusions and Relevance: There is an increasing role for occupational therapy practitioners in helping new mothers reach their personal wellness goals in ways that support their ability to continue breastfeeding. What This Article Adds: Maternal wellness and breastfeeding represent an emerging area of practice in which occupational therapy practitioners can provide new mothers with physical, social, and psychological supports that help them maintain self-efficacy related to breastfeeding and other meaningful occupations. This study provides foundational evidence in support of this collaboration.

Impact of introducing a lactation consultant into a neonatal unit

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Broom ◽  
Mary‐Ellen Youseman ◽  
Alison L Kent
Keyword(s):  
Neonatal Unit ◽  
Lactation Consultant

Legal Commentary: Cyberspace and the Lactation Consultant

1997 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-192
Author(s):  
Priscilla G. Bornmann
Keyword(s):  
Lactation Consultant
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