On March 31st Georgia lactation consultant licenses will expire.! That’s right ALL lactation consultant licenses issued since March 2019 by the state of Georgia must be renewed by this date. Skip the rush this cycle and renew your license today! Yes! Today. Visit this page and click the box labeled “License Renewal”. Complete the steps[…]
As Black History Month in the United States comes to a close, SELCA wants to share a bit of information that could help focus the lines that connect the history of infant feeding, modern day health inequities and our important work with mothers and families. We hope that you will take time to check out these stories. Centuries-Old Caricature[…]
The Centers for Disease Control is the go-to for public health stats and strategies. In 2013, the CDC suggested that that black moms may need more targeted and direct support so that they can not only initiate but also continue breastfeeding. The gap between black and white breastfeeding initiation rates narrowed from 24 percentage points in[…]
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[…]
Will you join us on Tuesday, August 15th, at the Georgia State Capitol (The Gold Dome) for the signing of the 2017 Governor’s Proclamation in Support of Breastfeeding? We will once again have the honor of meeting Governor Deal and having a photo taken to remember the occasion. We welcome breastfeeding advocates, children, families and[…]
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT PROPOSED RULES AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LACTATION CONSULTANTS
SELCA wishes to extend their collective congratulations to all the newly certified and re-certified IBCLCs. Georgia families will certainly benefit from increased access to the expert clinical care provided by IBCLCs! With the eagerly anticipated issuance of licenses for our profession on the horizon, it is an exciting time for our state and our profession.[…]
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 will be a mini-conference in partnership with Southern Crescent Breastfeeding Coalition. SELCA members can attend the 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. speaker sessions as a part of membership. Christie Coursey, IBCLC will be speaking on breastfeeding and baby wearing, and Alicia Simpson, MS, RD, IBCLC, LD will be speaking on galactogogues[…]
SELCA would like to share this story from the Office of Georgia’s Lieutenant Governor. When a group of nursing mothers who work at the State Capitol approached Lt. Governor Casey Cagle, they shared a common concern. Many of them lacked access to private offices and were resorting to public restrooms to pump their breast milk. […]