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Contents 2024

Issue 1/2024

4 The Breast Milk Intake of Infants and Young Children: Global and Recent Estimates

7 Lactating Breast Pain Syndrome: A New Point of View 

15 Critical Appraisal of Research 

20 Research, Writing and Resources 

22 New WHO Guideline for Complementary Feeding of Infants and Young Children of 6–23 Months of Age 

25 ELACTA News

26 IBCLC Recognition Taskgroup Report

27 Brief Guide to Assessing Growth Chart Progression and Evaluating the Normal Course of Breastfeeding

29 Putting Science into Practice – Part 1

33 LACTDOC – a Practical Tool for Assessing a Child’s Weight Development

FROM MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS: VSLÖ

35 The Breastfeeding Disc in German and English

Issue 2/2024

Issue 3/2024

Issue 4/2024

Contents 2023

Issue 1/2023

4        Don´t Offer, Don´t Refuse

5        “Don´t Offer, Don´t Refuse” – A Weaning Method?

7        Night Weaning with Compassion: A Practical Guide for IBCLCs

11     Handout - Weaning – a Journey with Strong Feelings

13     Pharmacological Methods of Weaning versus Conservative Weaning

18     “Stopping Breastfeeding Was the Best Decision We Made”

23     When and Why do Babies and Toddlers Wean Themselves?

25     “I Find It Natural, Important and Beautiful”

30     ELACTA News from the Board

from member associations

32     APCLC

Practical know how

33     Recertifying as an IBCLC: What’s New? 

36     Mixed Up: Combination Feeding by Choice or Necessity

Issue 2/2023

4 Breastfeeding with Lactation Anaphylaxis: A Case Study

11 Breastfeeding and Candida – What is Candida (thrush)?

15 The Neurodivergent Lactation Experience

19 HANDOUT _ Could it be D-MER (Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex)?

21 The President's Overview

21 IBCLC Recognition Task Group Report

22 4th World Breastfeeding Conference

23 Report on the BDL conference in Fulda-Künzell, Germany, on 23rd–25th March 2023 

24 CERPS International in Malta

26 Supporting Neurodivergent Parents to Breastfeed

30 Induced Lactation for Women with Endometriosis – 3 case studies

33 Breastfeeding and Oesophageal Atresia – Theory and Practice 

38 Culturally competent breastfeeding support for Irish Travellers


Issue 3/2023

4 At-the-breast Supplementation

11 Breastfeeding with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 

18 EISL Expert Page – Low Milk Supply

19 HANDOUT - Help! Have I got Enough Milk? 

21 The NEW Supplemental Nursing System – What Can We Expect? 

25 Alternative Way of Using a Feeding Tube With a Nipple Shield

26 Cow’s Milk Allergies in Exclusively Breastfed Infants 

32 Paradigm Shift in the Management of Candida: Contextualising Addition to a Recent Professional Article

ELACTA NEWS

34 13th ELACTA ConferenceNeuer Text

Issue 4/2023

4 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Paradigm Shift

5 ABM Clinical Protocol #36: The Mastitis Spectrum (Revised) 

8 Pamela Douglas’ Mechanobiological Model of Benign Lactation-related Breast Inflammation

13 Perspective: A Comparison of the Concepts of Inflammatory Breast Diseases

19 HANDOUT - Human 

Milk – the Elixir of Life 

21 Infant Sucking Assessment: The Latest Studies on Sucking, Digital and External Sucking Assessment

26 Biological Nurturing: Unthinking Breastfeeding

32 ELACTA NEWS - ELACTA at the ILCA Conference in Las Vegas, USA: Plenary Discussion for Recognition of the Profession

33 Report Meeting Between Partners ELACTA and EISL 14–15 July, Munich

33 Board Meeting in Helsinki and the 10th Nordic Breastfeeding Conference

34 New Volunteer for Taskgroup Education

34 Lactation Events Calendar

Contents 2022

Issue 1/2022

4        Tongue-tie – a Subject that Continues to be Challenging

21     Interview with Experts on Tongue-tie

25     The Danish National Guideline on Tongue-tie

29  Handout - Pre-Screening for Lingual Frenulum after Birth for Professionals

Handout - Pre-Screening for Lingual Frenulum Baby and Child – for Professionals

33     Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Position Statement on Ankyloglossia in Breastfeeding Dyads

34     Moving on from Tongue-tie Focused Breastfeeding Support

36     Bleeding after a Frenotomy – 
and a Life-changing Diagnosis

38     Why is the Baby Not Sucking?

45     News from the ELACTA Board


Issue  2/2022

4 SUS-Baby 

6 Developing an Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies Preparedness Plan for the Island of Ireland

8 Help From the First Days of the War

9 Feeding My Premature Baby – From Tube Feeds to Exclusive Breastfeeding

14 Successful Breastfeeding of Premature Infants

17 Pumping – A Prerequisite for Many Things!

19 Home Pumping Management After a Preterm Baby Has Left the Hospital

21 HANDOUT - Supplementing With Simple Equipment

23 Pain Reactions in Newborns and How They Can be Alleviated

26 Breastfeeding Support Groups in Ministry of Health Family Clinics Ashkelon District

30 New WHO Policy Brief – 2022

33 Infant Feeding During Emergencies in Europe

36 Elacta News From the board

38 We Are Morning The Loss of Our Longstanding Co-director, Colleague And Friend.

Issue 3/2022

4 When is a Baby Ready for Complementary Foods? 

8 Nutrient Supply in Infancy 

15 Breast Milk: a Valuable Source of Nutrients Even After the Introduction of Complementary Foods 

18 Take A Closer Look – The American Academy of Paediatrics Policy Statement (2022) Breastfeeding and the use of human milk

19 Introduction to weaning, predominant approaches, and cultural practices

23 No, I Won’t Eat My Baby Food!

25 Traditional Weaning or Baby-Led Weaning? – How to get the best of both worlds

30 ELACTA-NEWS

30 ELACTA news

31 NETWORKING

31 The New Austrian Complementary Feeding Guidelines

Issue 4/2022

4 The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding – A European perspective.

16 Separated with an Incision and Reconnected Right Away

20 Different Interpretations of the Ten Steps in German BFHI Hospitals 

25 HANDOUT - The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding

27 Twelve years of breastfeeding in the Massa-Carrara area in Tuscany, Italy 

29 ELACTA-NEWS

32 Survey- BFHI and BFI implementation in different countries

34 Instructing Trainees in Kangaroo Mother Care and Breastfeeding

39 Measuring and Valuing Women’s Lactation Work: The Mothers’ Milk Tool

43 Giving Voice to Mothers

Contents 2021

Issue 1/2021

4    Letter to the editor

4      Hand Expression and other Manual Techniques in Breastfeeding Counselling

11    Hormones in the Breastfeeding Period

15    Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (D MER)

19  Handout

19    Breastfeeding Positions

21    Breastfeeding Twins

27    Literature

28    Body Tension and Breastfeeding Behaviour

33    Breastfeeding and Obesity

35    Empowering mothers with problems perceiving their femininity and helping them to integrate their female bodies into motherhood

39  ELACTA_News

39    News from Elacta board

Issue 2/2021

4 When Breastfeeding is Not the First Choice

11 Infant Formula – How to Find a Fit 

16 Ethical Handling of Infant Formula

18 How to Supplement to Protect Breastfeeding

26 Breas

tfeeding and Supplementation in Ireland

32 Facts, Old Wives’ Tales and Myths about Formula

37 HANDOUT

37 Mindful and Needs-Oriented Bottle Feeding:

39 ELACTA NEWS

39 News from the board

40 One Minute Wonders on Breastfeeding/Breast Milk

Issue 3//2021

4 The impact of breastfeeding on mother-baby sleep – addressing popular myths

9 Breastfeeding myths, prejudices and old wives’ tales in medicine and nursing

15 HANDOUT - Did you know that …

17 We breastfeed longer 

21 Copyright – important for all of us

22 Why is intellectual property so important to IBCLCs?

24 How does my personal breastfeeding experience influence my practice as an IBCLC and vice versa?

27 ELACTA NEWS

27 Why did we choose Bremen as a venue?

28 News from ELACTA Board

28 TaskGroup Education Translation and Research 

29 Breastfeeding in Austria and Ireland

31 Germany adopts National Strategy to Promote Breastfeeding 

33 Statements regarding the National Breastfeeding Strategy

Issue 4/2021

4  Wound Management for Cracked Nipples

8  Overview and Discussion of Tools for Prevention and Treatment of Sore Nipples

12 Video Tutorial on How to Make Breastfeeding Donuts

16 Nipple Pain: A New Resolution in Healing with Photobiomodulation Therapy

21  Handout Ouch – When the Nipples Hurt

23 Painful or Cracked Nipples? Case Studies About What the Nipple Tells Us

26 Mammary Constriction Syndrome – a Cause of Persistent Breast Pain during Breastfeeding

32 Suppression of Lactation Following Stillbirth or Infant Death

35   Suppression of lactation

36   Earn CERPs with Lactation & Breastfeeding

37  ELACTA News

37   International ELACTA Conference May 2022 in Bremen – Supporting Breastfeeding Mothers Backed Up by Science

38  The Program of the 12th ELACTA Conference in Bremen

40  Elacta News From the Board


Contents 2020

Issue 1/2020

2      Editorial

4      Letters to the editor

5         EISL Recommendations on Weight Development: How to Ensure that a Breastfed Child Thrives

9      Handout - Nutrition for Breastfeeding Mother

11       Eating with Enjoyment in the Breastfeeding Period

14       Vegan Diets and Breastfeeding 

18       Infants with Trisomy 21 and Breastfeeding Counselling

23       Coronavirus/COVID-19 and Breastfeeding: Current International Recommendations

25    ELACTA news

25       Update of ELACTA‘s 4th March Statement in the Light of the Pandemic COVID-19

25       Invitation to the General Assembly of the European Lactation Consultants Alliance

26       Abstracts

27       Statement ELACTA on the Current Situation of COVID-19 in Europe

28    Practical know how

28       Aftercare and Training Exercises after Frenotomy - Are They Really Necessary?

30       New International Logo for International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC).

31    Partner associations

31       Petition For Recognition of the IBCLC Profession

Issue 2/2020

2      Editorial

4      Breast Pumps at Low Prices – The New Market Trend

8       Pump Management Using a Psychosocial Working Model

11    Handout - Every Drop Counts – Expressing Your Milk

13    How are Mothers Coping with Pumped Milk Feeding?

16      Relaxed Pump Management

20      Milk Expression to Provide Newborns with the Best Start During the COVID-19 Pandemic

22    The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocols

23     ABM Clinical Protocol #32: Management of Hyperlactation

24    Birth and Breastfeeding in the Times of COVID-19 from the Perspective of the Mothers

25   Breastfeeding Advice in Italy During the Corona Pandemic

27    IBCLC Work in Romania During the COVID-19 Pandemic

28    Croatia

29    A Challenge or Perhaps a Blessing in Disguise?

30    Breastfeeding Advice in Denmark During the Corona Pandemic

31    Breastfeeding Support in Ireland with COVID-19 Restrictions

32    The Situation from the Midwifery Perspective (Austria)

33     Report on a Neonatology Unit in Austria

34     Breastfeeding During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Baby-friendly Hospital in Athens, Greece

35    Report From the Hospital

36    Breastfeeding Counselling Practice in “Corona-times”

37    Breastfeeding Counselling in the Netherlands During the COVID-19 Pandemic

38     Communication in Online Lactation Consultations

40    ELACTA news

40    ELACTA General Assembly


Issue 3/2020

2 EDITORIAL

4 Breastfeeding Counseling with Young Mothers

9 Grandchildren and Grandparents

11 HANDOUT - Fit for Breastfed Grandchildren

13 Becoming Grandmothers – What Does This Mean for Us as IBCLCs?

14 Mum × 2

16 How an Issue of Lactation & Breastfeeding Is Created 

17 News From the ELACTA Board

19 Meeting of the Editorial Team With Representatives of the ELACTA Board on 17.–19.07.2020 in Passau

20 Establishing Bonding in the Case of Difficult Mother-Child Attachment After a Traumatic Birth During the COVID-19 Pandemic – a Case Study 

23 Severe HSV-1 Mastitis in a Breastfeeding Mother

26 Expression of Breast Milk: Experience From a Project in Bangladesh

30 Early Childhood Caries and Breastfeeding 

34 European Countries Are Failing to Protect the Health of Their Mothers and Babies, New Report Shows

35 Summary of the Revised ABM Protocol #6 “Bedsharing and Breastfeeding”



Issue 4/2020

2  Editorial

4  Letter to the editor

5     Feminism and Breastfeeding – a Contradiction?

9  Handout - The male Contribution to Breastfeeding

11   Fathers and Breastfeeding

15   Breastfeeding after Fertility Treatment with Donor Eggs – a Success or a Challenge?

18   Breastfeeding Care and Support in Mercy Hospital for Women in Melbourne, Australia before and during the Covid-19 Pandemic

21   ABM Clinical Protocol #30: Breast Masses, Breast Complaints, and Diagnostic Breast Imaging in the Lactating Woman

22   ABM Clinical Protocol #31: Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Studies in Lactating Women

22   ABM Clinical Protocol #34:Breast Cancer and Breastfeeding

24   Medical Aspects in Breastfeeding Counselling – Good Communication between IBCLCs and Doctors

26   Diagnosis and Treatment of Thrush during Breastfeeding

31   The History of a European Association: From VELB to ELACTA

34    Board News


Contents 2019

Issue 1/2019

2 Editorial
4 Letter to the editor
5 Cover story
5 The breastfed child with Diabetes mellitus type 1
10 Science
10 The experience of Gestational Diabetes 
14 Early childhood diabetes is no longer a rare Disease 
15 Cover story
15 Antenatal breast milk expression for women with diabetes in Pregnancy
17 Handout
17 Expressing colostrum – during pregnancy and after Birth
19 Cover story
19 Pregnancy and starting breastfeeding with Diabetes
22 practical know how
22 Breastfeeding and returning to Work 
26 The challenge of lactation in fasting Mothers
28 Handout
28 What about breastfeeding during Ramadan?
30 ELACTA news
30 CERPs International 
31 The ELACTA task group Recognition & Communication
32 Practical know how
32 WhatsApp in breastfeeding counselling – practical Tips

Issue 2/2019

2 Editorial
4 Cover story
4 Neonatal weight changes
12 A growth chart is but a chart
17 Handout
17 Weight development
19 Cover story
19 Nutrition and weight development of premature infants
29 Practical know how
29 Improving weight gain in premature infants through lactoengineering 
31 Weight gain problems – two clinical cases
33 Weight development in children with trisomy 21
38 Which baby scale?
40 Science
40 Does breastfeeding protect children from becoming overweight?
42 Elacta news
42 Call for action to ELACTA member associations
42 Members - goodbye and welcome!
43 11th European Conference of ELACTA
43 Elacta board is looking for new board members in 2020!
44 from member associations
44 Visit to the slovakian association of lactation consultants
45 NVL- the Netherlands.
45 Visit report of the 10th Spanish breastfeeding congress
46 ELACTA visited Lactation Consultants of Great Britain (LCGB) on 26-27th April 2019
 Member Association: VAMY

Issue 3/2019

4 Addendum to edition 2•2019
4 Weight Charts – Descriptive or Prescriptive?
10 Cover story
10 Swallowing Problems in Breastfeeding Infants
17 Practical know-how
17 Oral Restrictions
22 Frenotomy of the Frenulum Linguae in the Infant with Ankyloglossia
31 Handout
31 The Thing About Pacifiers
33 Science
33 Upper Lip-tie (ULT) and its Potential Breastfeeding Implications
35 Practical know-how
35 Important Updates to the IBCLC Certification and Recertification Programme 
36 Earn CERPs with L&B 
36 Elacta News
36 News from ELACTA Board
38 Call for Abstracts, ELACTA Conference, 14-15-16 May, 2020
37 CERPs International Gleaning

Issue 4/2019

2 EDITORIAL
4 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
6 The Competence to Breastfeed
8 Tattoos and Piercing in the Breastfeeding Period
11 Gynaecological Practice: Differential Diagnoses of Reddened Areas in the Breast During Breastfeeding 
16 New Protocol from the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (Nr. 30)
17 Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest 
19 Breastfeeding in Times of Climate Crisis
21 HANDOUT - When Your Breast is Rock-hard and Hurts
23 Breastfeeding: an Affair of the Heart – or Could Breastfeeding Put a Few Women at Risk for Life-threatening Heart Failure? 
25 ELACTA-NEWS
25 Report of ELACTA Visit to the Nordic Breastfeeding Conference in Copenhagen on 3-4 October 2019
26 Board of ELACTA Meets in Vilnius, Lithuania
28 FROM MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS
28 7th Croatian Breastfeeding Symposium
29 Polish IBCLCs Celebrate Their Fifteenth Birthday
30 The Path to Recognition of IBCLCs in the Netherlands – a Model for Success 
32 Postpartum Depression: The Risk for Postpartum Depression is Elevated in Women With Gestational Diabetes

Contents 2018

Issue 1/2018

  • Editorial
  • Stress – a Reason for Breastfeeding Problems?
  • Postpartum Psychological Disorders and their Effects on the Parent-Child Bond
  • Book revue - Adventures in Tandem Nursing 
  • Handout - Medication during Breastfeeding
  • ENTIS – European Network of Teratology Information Services
  • Breastfeeding and Mental Health
  • 10th European Conference of ELACTA
  • from member associations: NVL - Hartelijk welkom!
  • Psychotropic Drugs and Breastfeeding
  • Official Invitation to the General Assembly of the European Lactation Consultants Alliance 
  • Elacta Board is Looking for New Boardmembers!
  • Breastfeeding a Toddler, Breastfeeding During Pregnancy and Tandem-Nursing
  • Weaning – How Can I Support my Baby Attentively?

Issue 2/2018

  • Editorial
  • Letter to the Editor
  • Breastfeeding from a Human Rights perspective
  • What is a Conflict of Interest?
  • Avoiding Inappropriate Conflicts of Interest at the Level of (Inter)national Breastfeeding Recommendations.
  • Complementary Feeding Recommendations and Business Interests
  • Round Table on Breastfeeding Promotion in Germany
  • Enable Six Months of Exclusive Breastfeeding – for the Health of Children and Mothers
  • Clear Positions
  • Checklist
  • Breastfeeding Aids – Where is the Problem?
  • A Guide to the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes for Medical Personnel
  • Freeze-Drying of Breast-Milk 
  • When Breastfeeding Alone is Not Sufficient 
  • ELACTA-News
  • Report of the ELACTA Board Meeting with their New Member Association VAMY
  • from member associations
  • Events Advisory from the Country Associations
  • New ELACTA Member Association: VAMY

Issue 3/2018

2 Editorial
4 Letter to the Editor
4 Cover Story
4 Breastfeeding by Women with Physical Impairments
9 Despite a Handicap – Being a Member of the Senate Now Even with Baby Maile: Tammy Duckworth, Ph.D.
10 Breastfeeding with a Disability – It works!
14 practical know how
14 Cracked Nipples: Prevention and Management 
19 Handout
19 Too Much of a Good Thing?
21 practical know how
21 Taping during the Breastfeeding Period
24 ELACTA News
24 The History of Human Milk Banks in Germany
26 Summary Protocol General Assembly ELACTA in Rotterdam
27 Contributors wanted!
27 CERPs International
28 from member associations
28 EU-Data Protection Act
29 Science
29 Ankyloglossia


Issue 4/18 

2 Editorial
4 Letter to the editor
4 Cover story
4 Mothers‘ views on information provided to pregnant mothers on preparing for Breastfeeding 
7 An example of building a breastfeeding counseling Practice 
13 Handout
13 Caring properly for sore Mammillae
15 Practical know how
15 The incorrectly called “Breastmilk Jaundice”
18 ELACTA news
18 NEWS from ELACTA Board
18 Discharge of the ELACTA Board
19 Visiting the annual conference of the Irish association ALCI
20 From member associations
20 Who is ELCA?
21 Romanian Lactation Consultant Association
22 Research paper
22 Growth factor: Breastfeeding 
26 Practical know how
26 50 years ago, she dove into the Breastfeeding World – and today, she’s still Swimming
29 ELACTA news
29 CERPs International 
30 Science
30 How do we support mothers to breastfeed effectively after early post-partum Discharge? 
32 The risk of cataracts: the longer women breastfeed, the lower the risk of developing this Disease

Contents 2017

Issue 1/2017

  • The Use of the Nipple Shield
  • Nipple shields – should we demonise them or speak up for them?
  • Statement Dr. Jack Newman, International Breastfeeding Centre, Toronto, Kanada
  • Handout: Colostrum – Liquid Gold for Babies
  • A Plea for Instruction on Hand Expression of the Breast in the early Postpartum
  • Meeting ELACTA With Swilacta on 27th January 2017 in Zurich, Switzerland
  • Impressions of the Second World Breastfeeding Conference
  • From Member associations
  • Statistical facts about early postpartum period
  • Science - On the Influence of PDA on the Physiological and the Sensitive Bonding Behavior of the Mother-Baby Unit in the First Two Hours Postpartum.
 

Issue 2/2017

  • Breastfeeding a Baby with Heart Disease
  • A Different Way of Breastfeeding
  • Handout: But with Cream, Please!
  • The Cream Top-Up That Can Save the Breastfeeding Relationship
  • Pro & Contra Stillhütchen – die Diskussion geht weiter
  • Thin Silicone Nipple Shields
  • Anything is Done Better
  • Without Nipple Shields
  • Science: Breastfeeding as Pain Relief
  • Breastfeeding of Infants and Young Children with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1
  • The Breastfeeding Friendly Pediatric Office Practice
  • Hyperbilirubinemia


Issue 3/2017

  • Letters to the editor
  • Infant Hand Movements During Breast Seeking
  • Do Mothers Really Have The Choice To Breastfeed?
  • Handout - Sudden Weaning –Actively Structuring a Difficult Situation
  • Breastfeeding After Cosmetic Breast Surgery
  • Dental Treatment During Breastfeeding
  • Impressions of CERPS International 2017 in Salzburg

Issue 4/2017

  •      Breastfeeding by Women With Gestational Diabetes – a Contribution to Maternal Health Promotion
  • Breastfeeding With Gestational Diabetes in Clinical Practice
  • Clusterfeeding
  • Handout: Cluster Feeding – Multi-Course Menu for Babies
  • 7th ABM European Regional Meeting on Breastfeeding Medicine
  • 10th ELACTA Conference On Breastfeeding in Rotterdam
  • Report of the ELACTA Presidents’ ILCA Conference, July 2017
  • Report BSS Conference
  • Latte & Coccole 2nd Italian Conference and Workshop in Rome, Italy, 12–13 May 2017
  • In Fond Memory of Ersilia Armeni
  • Questionnaire
  • What Happens When Culture Designs Paediatric Research
  • World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTI)

Contents 2016

Issue 1/2016

  • Reader's letter
  • Nipple Shield and Reduced Breastfeeding Duration – is There a Causal Association?
  • Promoting Breastfeeding With Refugees in Greece
  • Handout - Breastfeeding without words
  • Laser Treatment for a Sore Nipple
  •  “Who is Who” in Breastfeeding Counselling?
  • Breastfeeding in Infants Suffering from Chylothorax
  • 9th ELACTA Conference in Athens - These Conference Lectures Might Interest You
  • Partner associations - La Leche League International (LLLI)
  • Breastfeeding Counselling in Europe
  • Science - An Epigenetic Memory of Pregnancy in the Mouse Mammary Gland

Issue 2/2016

  • letter to the editor
  • Handout: Baby led weaning
  • A Difficult Start With a Happy Ending
  • Breastfeeding Support for Syrian Refugee Mothers in Croatia
  • The Consequences of Not Breastfeeding in the Refugee Camp in Croatia
  • without words
  • Tongue-tie
  • To Cut or Not to Cut?
  • The 9th Lactation and Breastfeeding Congress in Athens is Now History
  • Book review: Breastfeeding - A guide for the medical profession
  • Book review: The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep
  • Science - Breastfeeding and the Risk of Dental Caries

Issue 3/2016

  • Long-term Breastfeeding – Breastfeeding in the Second and Third Years of Life and Beyond
  • Prosecution of a Long-term Breastfeeding Mother in Switzerland
  • Handout - longterm Breastfeeding
  • Questionnaire: Breastfeeding Recommendation in Europe
  • Short Report on ELACTA General Assembly
  • CERPs International Training Course
  • Meeting of the Presidents
  • MILK
  • Science: Breastfeeding Rate Increases Slightly Whereas Breastfeeding Duration Stagnates
  • Partner associations: A Roadmap of WABA Actions and Achievements
  • World Breastfeeding Week 2016

Issue 4/2016

  • Observation in Dr. Jack Newman’s Breastfeeding Support Clinic in August 2016
  • Pain During Breastfeeding Handout: “Power-Pumping” – Super Stimulation
  • For Milk Production
  • AME: A Tool to Maximize Breastmilk Production in Challenging Cases
  • Breastfeeding: Smart, Cool and Career-right
  • AICPAM Conference From
  • 21st to 22nd October 2016 in Bologna, Italy
  • CERPs International 24.–28. 5. 2017 in Salzburg/Austria
  • Call For a Co-opting Board Member
  • Meeting ELACTA With BDL on 9th September 2016 in Berlin
  • From Member associations
  • Making a Healthy Start Possible For Every Baby
  • Science: New Figures on the Health-Protective
  • Effect of Breastfeeding

Contents 2015

Issue 1/2015

  • Breastfeeding of Twins - Early Information Especially Important
  • Exclusive Breastfeeding - Also for Multiple Births
  • A Close Breastfeeding Relationship as a Trio
  • Twins in Everyday Life - a Double Burden?
  • Handout - Dinner for Two and More …
  • Book review - Breastfeeding Management for the Clinician - Using the Evidence
  • ELACTA News
  • Brief introduction of ELACTA’s member associations
  • short news from member associations
  • Reproductive Medicine
  • First IBCLC Training in Luxemburg
  • IBCLC Care and Health Insurance
  • Science - The Influence of Nutrition on the Intestinal Microbiome
  • partner associations - The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine and Its Protocols

Issue 2/2015

  • Cross-cultural breastfeeding counselling
  • The “Mother’s Milk Law” in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
  • Breastfeeding in Afghanistan
  • Handout - Breastfeeding without words
  • Old Traditions and Breastfeeding in China
  • News from ELACTA Board
  • Book review - Breastfeeding Management for the Clinician - Using the Evidence
  • From member associations - NVL; PALC; Galaxias
  • Conference preview 2016 in Athens
  • Science - The high cost of half-hearted breastfeeding promotion in Germany
  • Partner associations - First European IBLCE Board Director

Issue 3/2015

  • Austrian Hospitals: Mother and Baby-Friendly for Their Employees?
  • BFHI and the Code - a Difficult Topic?
  • We Have Not Recertified - a Progress Report
  • Baby-friendly Hospital – Certification As a Profitable Process
  • Handout - 10 Steps
  • The International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes as a Guarantor for the Protection of Breastfeeding.
  • Latest News on the ELACTA Congress in 2016:
  • News From VSLÖ (Austrian Association of Lactation Consultants (IBCLC)
  • Science - Breastfeeding And Childhood Leukemia Incidence: A Meta-analysis And Systematic Review
  • Protective Effects of Breastfeeding Against Breast Cancer
  • Effect of Soothing Noise on Sucking Success of Newborn
  • The Effects of Music Therapy on Vital Signs, Feeding and Sleep in Premature Infants

Issue 4/2015

  • Obstacles in doctor’s breastfeeding support:
  • First Professorship for Mother’s Milk Research in Medicine
  • Sharing breastmilk
  • partner associations - ILCA
  • Handout - Nipple shield
  • ELACTA News
  • Summary ILCA Conference
  • The ELACTA / GALAXIAS Congress in Athens is nearing:
  • From member associations; Institut pre podporu dojčenia (IPD)
  • Call for new board members!
  • BFHI in Europe
  • Recent family politics
  • Book review - Sheila Kitzinger – A Passion for Birth
  • Science - Does the Use of Nipple Shields Influence Breastfeeding Duration?


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