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The Physician Education Initiative was developed to provide breastfeeding education to Chicago area physicians through in-services at local physicians’ offices. Local Lactation Consultants, La Leche League Leaders, and others who support breastfeeding mothers and infants are invited to participate in this program as presenters of these in-services.
Find an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
The Chicago Area Breastfeeding Coalition will be recognizing local Physicians and Nurse Practitioners for their role in providing outstanding breastfeeding support to families in the Greater Chicago area. Please take a minute to nominate a Chicago area primary care provider working with moms and babies who provided you with support in your breastfeeding relationship. Nominations must be received by March 1, 2012.
Outstanding recipients will be recognized at the Physician Education Conference on April 23, 2012.
These details are from the conference brochure, which is available at the bottom of this article as a .pdf.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
REGISTRATION CLOSES ON SEPTEMBER 23 AT 11:55 P.M.
A One-Day Conference
at the
Olson Auditorium
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
836 West Wellington
Chicago, IL 60657
Speakers:
Diana West, BA, IBCLC
Lactation Consultant, Long Valley, New Jersey
Coauthor: The Breastfeeding Mother's Guide to Making More Milk
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, 8th edition
The Inside Tracks are breastfeeding handouts from the International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA).
Topics include: Managing Your Milk Supply, Latching, Jaundice, When to See an LC, What to Expect When you See an LC, Grandparent Support of a Breastfeeding Mother, Returning to Work, Milk Expression and Pumping, Weight Loss and Diets for the Mother, Starting Solids, and Mastitis, Breastfeeding Your Older Baby. See the entire list.
Locate a Lactation Consultant by entering your zip code to find a list of LCs in you area: http://ilca.org
Founded in 2003, the CABC is a network of individuals and organizations who believe that infant and family health can be improved by making breastfeeding the norm. We are dedicated to protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding and increasing its acceptance in the greater Chicago area.
You can download the new brochure so you can:
There are two ways to download it.
Find a Lactation Consultant
http://www.ilca.org/falc.html
Find an Illinois La Leche League group in your area
http://www.lalecheleague.org/Web/Illinois.html
Find local Illinois WIC (Woman, Infants and Children) office
telephone: (217) 782-2166
toll-free in-state: 1-800-323-4769
fax: (217) 785-5247
email: dhshpat@dhs.state.il.us
http://www.dhs.state.il.us
Common Sense Breastfeeding Topics by Diane Wiessinger
http://normalfed.com
Breastfeeding Made Simple by Nancy Mohrbacher (member of CABC) and Kathy Kendall-Tacket
http://breastfeedingMadeSimple.com
Chicago Area Breastfeeding Coalition (CABC) came together in 2003 for the purpose of promoting breastfeeding in the Chicago area. We are made up of individuals and members from other Chicago area breastfeeding advocacy groups and ILCA affiliates:
Northern Illinois Lactation Consultants Association
Chicago Region Breastfeeding Task Force
North Central Region Breastfeeding Task Force
La Leche League of Illinois
Lactation Resource Alliance
Metropolitan Illinois Lactation Consultants
