#LoveonTop…Top off National Breastfeeding Month with Black Breastfeeding Week!

#LoveonTop is the theme of this year’s Black Breastfeeding week… as parents, as lactation supporters, as care-givers, as a society, love should encompass what we do. By now, in this 6th year of celebration, we hope the question “why is Black Breastfeeding Week important?” doesn’t still need to be asked or answered.  Communities deserve answers[…]

Celebrate with us TOMORROW 8/18/18!

Join us tomorrow for Conference Highlights, Elections and SELCA’s National Breastfeeding Month celebration: August 18, 2018 10 AM ( Lobby area open at 9:30 for socializing) Northside Hospital Doctor’s Centre 980 Johnson Ferry Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30342 Follow signs to the meeting room on the ground floor.  Free Tickets are required; register here. Please VOTE beforehand[…]

World Breastfeeding Week 2018 is Wrapping Up- but Don’t Stop Now!

Celebrate August as National Breastfeeding Month! Join the Georgia Breastfeeding Coalition tomorrow (August 8, 2018) at the Georgia State Capitol (The Gold Dome) for the signing of the 2018 Governor’s Proclamation of Breastfeeding Awareness Month in Georgia!  We will, once again, have the honor of meeting the Governor and will have a photo taken to[…]

Protect #Breastfeeding in Emergencies!

  #Breastfeeding provides infant food security in times of crisis, and SELCA is doing its part- we support ASI Alimentación Segura Infantil (consider supporting this amazing organization, too), and we are committed to learning more by participating in Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies discussions via ILCA.  

Get Social & Spread the World Breastfeeding Love!

Connect on social media: #WBW2018 #WABA #FoundationOfLife #breastfeeding #SDGs #worldbreastfeedingweek2018 You can use this frame for your Facebook profile pic. Check out the SELCA Facebook page and like or follow to stay in touch!  If you aren’t on Facebook, be sure to join our email list (free!) and check our website frequently.  Join us at our next meeting on August 18[…]

Break the Cycle of Poverty: Invest in #Breastfeeding

Every $1 invested in #breastfeeding support generates $35 in benefits to economies. Investing in #breastfeeding is one of the smartest investments a country can make to ensure a smarter, healthier population. An investment of just $4.70 per newborn will ensure 50% of world’s babies are exclusively #breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life. Not[…]

Happy Weekend & Happy World Breastfeeding Week!

The theme for #WBW2018 is Breastfeeding: A Foundation Of Life. Over 820,000 children and 20,000 women could be saved each year if babies were breastfed according to global recommendations. In a world filled with inequality, crises and poverty, #breastfeeding is the foundation of lifelong health for babies and mothers. #Breastfeeding is a universal solution that[…]

Day Two of World Breastfeeding Week!

We’d love to hear about what you or your organization is doing to celebrate! Comment with a link to your events, or just share ideas … It’s not too late to join in! Check out this guide if you need inspiration, or share your ideas worldwide.

Kick off World Breastfeeding Week 2018 by registering for the upcoming SELCA conference!

August 1, 2018 begins World Breastfeeding Week, and we at SELCA are gearing up to celebrate breastfeeding families, and those who support them!  Kick off your celebration by scoring a great deal, celebrating SELCA’s 30 birthday, hearing the amazing Linda Smith and getting BONUS FREE PARKING by signing up to attend Connected: SELCA Third Annual Conference[…]

Georgia Lactation Consultant Practice Act Update

Georgia Lactation  Practice Act Info The  Office  of the Secretary of State  has amended  the wording in the Criminal and Disciplinary Information section of the license application to better  line up with similar professions . The state’s Attorney General Christopher M. Carr has modified the previously issued official opinion regarding who can provide “lactation care and services”  after 1[…]