Another Georgia Breastfeeding Month and Black Breastfeeding Week in the books! There’s been so much great information shared and so many new resources developed. Take a minute review what’s been posted this month for a fun roundup. Then below, read about how YOU can be part of making a difference in Georgia. #loveontop 1. Offer[…]
Part three of introducing you to SELCA members making a difference in Georgia! Teresa joined the SELCA Board of Directors this year- we hope you’ll enjoy getting to know her! Teresa, tell us a bit about you. I am currently working as the lactation consultant for AU Medical Center in Augusta. I sat for the[…]
By now in celebration of Black Breastfeeding Week, SELCA has highlighted some of our members that are making a difference, provided ideas for how to celebrate #BBW18, and focused on the NEED for Black Breastfeeding Week. We have shared resources this week from across the internet to “help you help breastfeeding families”…and now, we[…]
Last year, in response to a listicle challenge by Stacy Davis, BA, IBCLC, SELCA highlighted Kiana Ayers, RN, IBCLC with this #BBW post. As an update to last year’s #BBW post on emerging leaders, we come back to SELCA Treasurer Kiana Ayers, who has in 2018 moved beyond emerging and established herself as a leader[…]
Local Registered Dietitian, IBCLC, author and business owner of Pea Pod Nutrition & Lactation Support, Alicia Simpson, is racking up the awards! Alicia was the Friend of SELCA award recipient last November, and the recent awardee of the USLCA Terry Jo Curtis Award. Her passion, however, is not for the hardware but for helping. Her[…]
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[…]
#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[…]