Comprehensive
List of 2005 LLLI Conference Speakers and Topics
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Pressures
on HIV Positive Mothers’ Infant Feeding Choices (Continuing
Education Session)
George Kent, PhD, Miriam Labbok, MD, PhD, and LLLI Founder Marian
Tompson
LLLI Founder Marian
Tompson will moderate the session Pressures on HIV Positive Mothers’
Infant Feeding Choices. Miriam Labbok, MD, PhD Senior Advisor, Infant
and Young Child Feeding and Care, Nutrition Section, UNICEF and George
Kent, PhD, human rights expert at the University of Hawaii, Dept of Political
Science, will examine the contradictions and complexities in the guidelines
used to counsel HIV-positive mothers about feeding their infants. HIV
positive women in developing countries are told that they have a right
to choose how they will feed their babies and that they will be supported
in their choice. At the same time, women in industrialized countries sometimes
face the threat of having their children made wards of the court if they
choose to breastfeed. The speakers will examine the research that exists.
They will also discuss, among other facets, are differing standards warranted?
Dr. Kent has been
invited to speak around the United States and in India, South Africa,
Ireland, Norway, Hungary, Tanzania, and many other places around the globe.
In this session he will talk about HIV/AIDS, infant feeding, and human
rights. He is author of the forthcoming book The Human Right to Adequate
Food. Dr. Kent has authored other books such as The Politics
of Children’s Survival and The Political Economy of Hunger:
The Silent Holocaust as well as numerous monographs. He is currently
Professor of Political Science at the University of Hawaii.
Miriam
Labbok, MD, MPH, FACPM, IBCLC is internationally recognized for her technical
expertise in policy and program development and analysis in primary health,
child survival, safe motherhood, breastfeeding, and the Lactational Amenorrhea
method of family planning. Her special interests include the mother/child
dyad and life-cycle approach to the study and practice of preventive health,
including family planning, breastfeeding and maternal health as keys to
the future. She has contributed to numerous books on subjects such as
supporting exclusive breastfeeding, the role of breastfeeding in saving
lives, and breastfeeding as a natural resource.
Marian Leonard Tompson
is one of the Founders of La Leche League International and was its President
for 24 years. She is the mother of seven children and the grandmother
of fifteen. She was instrumental in developing LLLI's breastfeeding seminars
for physicians which have been held annually for over thirty years. She
has been on numerous advisory councils including the World Alliance for
Breastfeeding Action, the National Association of Post Partum Care Services,
and the Coalition for Maternal Infant Nutrition.
Mrs. Tompson has written
extensively on breastfeeding and is one of the authors of the WOMANLY
ART OF BREASTFEEDING. She has devoted her life to supporting and educating
parents and professionals about breastfeeding and related issues.
She is Founder and President/CEO of AnotherLook, a nonprofit organization
that is dedicated to gathering information, raising critical questions
and stimulating research about breastfeeding in the context of HIV/AIDs.
The
“Sandwich Generation:” Meeting the Needs of Your Parents
and Your Children—Setting Priorities, Reaping the Benefits
Mary Kolar, Cecily Harkins, Helene
Scheff, R.D.E.
Today’s
parents sometimes find themselves in the conflicting roles of parenting
children and helping aging parents. This “caught in the middle”
situation has given rise to the term “sandwich generation”.
The members of this panel are experienced speakers, LLL Leaders, parents,
and daughters. They will share their experiences about how they worked
through the challenges and reaped the rewards of meeting the needs
of children and of aging parents. They will help you set priorities
that are workable for all involved.
The panel will help you
consider such things as you and your mate’s capabilities and
strong points in relationships, and the personalities of the people
close to you so that you can make decisions beneficial for all. They
will also assist you in discovering others to whom you can look for
support. If you feel like you are “caught in the middle”
between the needs of your parents and your children, you are not alone.
Be sure to attend the Conference session that addresses the issue
of the “sandwich generation.”
Mary Kolar currently
works on the LLLI 800-line and is updating the Leader Specialty File.
Cecily Harkins is Financial Administrator of the La Leche League International
Division. Helen Scheff is responsible for the PIZZAZZ of the LLLI
Conference including the World’s Faire, the Opening Night Parade,
and children’s activities. She is Executive Director/ Founder
of Chance to Dance of Rhode Island and has been an LLLI Leader for
more than 30 years. She has written Building Dances, Building More
Dances, and Experiencing Dance from Student to Dance Artist.
Global
and Environmental Issues (Continuing Education Session)
Miriam Harriet Labbok, MD, MPH, FACPM, IBCLC
Dr. Labbok is Senior Advisor, Infant and Young Child Feeding and Care,
Nutrition Section, UNICEF. She has also served as Adjunct Associate
Professor at the John Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health
and Adjunct Associate Professor at Tulane University, School of Public
Health and Tropical Medicine.
Dr. Labbok is a physician with pediatrics training and public health
practice. Her work experience in fifty countries has included policy
and program development, implementation, and evaluation. She has published
more than 150 peer-reviewed journal articles, abstracts, chapters,
books, and monographs. She has made hundreds of presentations to health
professionals and to scientific and lay audiences, and she is recognized
as an outstanding speaker.
Dr. Labbok will highlight the current state of breastfeeding worldwide
in light of the latest global and environmental issues and their impact
on the worldwide state of breastfeeding
Breastfeeding
Protocols for Premature Babies (Continuing Education Session)
Paula Meier, RN, DNSc, FAAN
Anyone interested in supporting
families in the initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding for the
preterm infant will appreciate the session Breastfeeding Protocols
for Premature Babies. Paula Meier came to Rush Children’s Hospital
to establish an evidence-based lactation program for Rush-Presbyterian-St.
Luke’s Hospital neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Since 1996 Paula Meier
has directed the Rush Mothers’ Milk Club at Rush Children’s
Hospital, which is located in an inner-city area of Chicago. The Rush
Mothers’ Milk Club provides support and education to encourage
mothers of premature infants to participate in the nutrition and feeding
of their babies.
Dr. Meier is director of
the Rush Neonatal Intensive Care Lactation Program which has become
a national model. She will describe the innovative approach she takes
in encouraging mothers to breastfeed their preterm babies. Mothers
who deliver preterm at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical
Center are encouraged to become part of the child’s health care
team by expressing their milk—and 95 to 97 percent of them do,
compared to 35 to 40 percent nationwide.
Ms. Meier will share from
her wealth of experience and offer current information, clinical strategies,
and research-based findings to support neonatal intensive care unit
(NICU) breastfeeding. She will talk about hospital initiatives that
promote breastfeeding of babies. She will speak about the health benefits
for preterm infants and about milk expression, collection, and storage.
She will also describe strategies designed for mothers in the NICU
to increase their milk volume.
Solving
Breastfeeding Problems: Are There Natural Laws We Can Use? (Continuing
Education)
Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC and Diane
Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC
Another not-to-miss
session will be led by Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, and Diane Wiessinger,
MS, IBCLC, author, and speaker, who will present Solving Breastfeeding
Problems: Are There Natural Laws We Can Use? Babies, mothers, families,
and even cultures are all influenced by “natural laws”—the
hormones, physiology, and evolutionary forces that shape their behaviors.
LLLI Leaders and health care professionals can help a mother best when
they work with and not against these “laws.” This session
will examine milk supply, breast and nipple pain, and how going back to
basics solves many breastfeeding problems.
Nancy Mohrbacher,
noted co-author of the quintessential book on breastfeeding, THE BREASTFEEDING
ANSWER BOOK, will share the latest and most practical solutions to help
you assist mothers in solving their breastfeeding problems. Nancy was
co-editor of the 1989 NEW LEADER'S HANDBOOK and co-editor of LEARNING
A LOVING WAY OF LIFE. She has been a popular columnist in various parenting
and breastfeeding magazines as well as Managing Editor of both LEAVEN
and NEW BEGINNINGS.
Founder
of The Art of Breastfeeding, Inc., Nancy is currently a Lactation Education
Specialist with Hollister, Inc. Nancy is a popular lactation lecturer
at state, national and international workshops. She is an accredited LLLI
Leader and International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant. She breastfed
her own three boys and has worked with breastfeeding families since 1982.
Diane Wiessinger,
MS, IBCLC, author and popular speaker, will also share her expertise in
finding answers to breastfeeding challenges. An expert on latch and the
language of breastfeeding, Ms. Wiessinger has spoken in many parts of
the United States as well as in Australia. She has published numerous
“Common Sense Breastfeeding Handouts” including subjects such
as thoughts on positioning; low-tech breastfeeding, and working and breastfeeding.
She is a contributing author to The Lactation Consultant in Private
Practice, and has written a wide variety of articles for professional
publications. At present, Ms. Wiessinger is also a Lactation Consultant
in private practice and owner of “Common Sense Breastfeeding.”
Modern
Miracle: A Physician Takes a Global Look at the Health Benefits of
Human Milk (Continuing Education Session)
Audrey Naylor, MD, DrPH, FAAP,
FABM
Audrey Naylor, MD,
DrPH, respected San Diego physician, and co-founder, President, and Chief
Executive of Wellstart International, will present the luncheon session
Modern Miracle: A Physician Takes a Global Look at the Health Benefits
of Human Milk. Wellstart International is a California based nonprofit
that offers clinical services and educational and technical assistance
in lactation management for perinatal health care professionals in the
USA and around the world. When Wellstart downsized its facilities in San
Diego, it offered LLLI its full collection of breastfeeding materials.
This Collection included 3,000 books and monographs and 19,000 research
articles.
For more than two
decades, Dr. Naylor has taught lactation management and breastfeeding
promotion to hundreds of health care professionals around the world. In
writing the forward to the third revision of LLLI’s The Breastfeeding
Answer Book, she states “The ever-expanding literature regarding
breastfeeding, lactation, and human milk make it crystal clear that breastfeeding
is a fundamental component of the essential building blocks needed to
achieve maximal good health using the broadest definition of good health
which includes physical, emotional, intellectual, and social aspects.
There is truly no substitute for human milk or for the process of breastfeeding.
All mothers and their families deserve to be given the most current information
as they consider how they will feed and nurture their children.”
Hold
On To Your Kids: Why Parents Matter
and
Making Sense of Adolescence
Gordon Neufeld, PhD
Dr. Neufeld, author
of Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Matter, writes:
"We
need to hold on to our children and help them hold on to us. We need to
hold on to them until our work is done. We need to hold on not to hold
them back but so they can venture forth. We need to hold on not for selfish
purposes but so that they can fulfill their developmental destinies. We
need to hold on to them until they can hold on to themselves."
Dr. Neufeld believes
that good science re-awakens and affirms natural instinct. His belief
is that attachment is the foundation of parenting, that peer pressure
is one of the biggest problems facing parents today, and that ongoing
attachment is the key to good parenting and teaching. He states: "Outside
of attachment, we as parents and teachers are just ordinary human beings
to children, of no special significance, not deserving of deference and
without any natural authority."
With clarity and depth,
Dr. Neufeld will present the big picture of parenting. He will help us
to help our children resist the peer culture. He will teach us how to
preserve trust and empower us to use discipline that does not divide.
He will help attendees make a positive and lasting difference in the lives
of their children.
Dr. Neufeld, who will
help attendees make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of
their children, has over thirty years experience in developmental and
clinical psychology. From Vancouver, Canada, Dr. Neufeld is a developmental
psychologist with over thirty years of experience in developmental and
clinical psychology; he consults with parents and professionals regarding
children. Dr. Neufeld is the father of five and the grandfather of three.
He is a frequent guest on television and radio. The US version of his
book will be released June 5, 2005.
Breastfeed
a Toddler? Why on Earth? Is there any Reason to do it? (Continuing
Education Session)
Jack Newman, M.D.
Popular speaker and
author, Dr. Jack Newman, will answer the question Breastfeed a Toddler—Why
on Earth? At this Conference session Dr. Newman will talk about the advantages
of nursing beyond six months. He states, “It is interesting that
formula company marketing pushes the use of formula (a rather Imperfect
copy of the real thing ) for a year, yet implies that breastmilk (from
which the imperfect copy is Copied) is only worthwhile for six months.”
In answer to the question
of whether breastfeeding beyond early infancy causes dependence, Dr. Newman
states “Often we push children to become ‘independent’
too quickly. To sleep alone too soon, to wean from the breast too soon,
to do without their parents too soon, to do everything too soon. Don’t
push and the child will become independent soon enough. What’s the
rush? Soon they will be leaving home. You want them to leave home at 14?”
Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC,
is a pediatrician who has practiced as a physician in Canada, New Zealand,
and South Africa. With Teresa Pitman, he has authored Dr. Jack Newman’s
Guide to Breastfeeding. Dr. Newman’s work also appears in professional
journals. Dr. Newman started the first hospital-based breastfeeding clinic
in Canada and has been a consultant with UNICEF for the Baby Friendly
Hospital Initiative in Africa.
The
No-Cry Sleep Solution-gentle ways to help your baby sleep through
the night
Elizabeth Pantley
If you or mothers
in your LLL Group are suffering through sleepless nights but don't want
to listen to the heartless advice to let your baby "cry it out,"
attend the session The No-Cry Sleep Solution--gentle ways to help your
baby sleep through the night. Elizabeth Pantley, author of the book with
the same name, will show you how it is entirely within your grasp to help
your baby fall asleep peacefully and stay asleep all night long.
Pantley will share
a ten-step program that will lead you through the process one day at a
time. She will shed new light on your baby's sleep patterns and help you
set realistic goals. Elizabeth Pantley will show you how to analyze, assess,
and improve your baby's sleep patterns using sleep logs. She offers a
variety of sleep ideas that fit every parenting style. You will leave
the session understanding how to create a tear-free sleep plan that will
help you effectively and gently reach your goal--a good night's sleep
for everyone.
Elizabeth Pantley
is an author and parent educator. She lives with her husband and four
children in Washington state--and all sleep through the night.
Navigating
the Terrain of Childhood
and
Lessons on the Art of Fathering from the Game of Baseball
Jack Petrash
Jack Petrash, popular
speaker in the United States and Canada, will offer a developmental roadmap
for discipline as he discusses ideas from his new book, Navigating
the Terrain of Childhood, which is to be published this year.
Petrash, who is devoted
to meeting the deeper needs of children, will also present a special
session for fathers on the art of fathering, adapted from his book,
Covering Home: Lessons on the Art of Fathering from the Game of
Baseball. Petrash will identify three important stages of childhood.
Each stage lasts seven years; he refers to them as the early innings,
the middle innings, and the late innings. Petrash will also discuss
how to work with your spouse; he refers to this as working both sides
of the plate. Petrash will then talk about playing the late innings
when children visit after leaving home. Petrash believes fathers can
"start a league of their own" by joining a father's support
group.
Raising
Resilient Children: a look at parenting skills that help children
thrive despite stress and change
Teresa Pitman, BSc
Teresa Pitman is an internationally-known
speaker and author. She will shed light on why some children and some
adults who have been through abuse, trauma, and other highly stressful
situations seem to survive—and even thrive. Others, exposed
to similar situations, suffer ongoing problems.
Researchers have found
that there are a number of consistent factors that contribute to making
a person resilient. Many of these factors relate to parenting. Unconditional
love and responding to a child’s needs are critically important
for creating resilience.
Teresa Pitman
has been a La Leche League Leader for the past 25 years and is the
Executive Director of La Leche League Canada. She is the author or
coauthor of nine books on parenting including Dr. Jack Newman’s
Guide to Breastfeeding and The Overweight Child.
Measuring
Breastfeeding: New Tools, New Opportunities to Help Breastfeeding Dyads
(Continuing Education Session)
Jan Riordan, EdD,
RN, IBCLC, FAAN
Dr. Jan Riordan is a noted researcher, author, lecturer, and consultant
on breastfeeding and lactation management. Dr. Riordan is currently researching
breastfeeding assessment tools and will be presenting cutting-edge, evidence-based
information at her informative session.
She is Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Wichita State University,
and has served on the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners
and the Health Advisory Counsel of La Leche League International. Dr.
Riordan is a member of the American Academy of Nursing and chaired the
Research Committee for the International Lactation Consultant Association.
Dr. Riordan has authored six books, including Breastfeeding and Human
Lactation, which is the comprehensive reference on breastfeeding
used by nurses, lactation consultants, childbirth educators, and midwives.
It is a recommended text for preparing for the lactation consultant certification
exam.
Dr. Riordan has given more than 100 presentations and workshops and has
authored more than thirty articles as well as several book chapters on
lactation. Dr. Riordan, who started her career as a staff nurse, states,
"While raising our brood I became a La Leche League Leader where
I got my basic education on lactation. I had a private lactation practice
in the early 1980's while I went back to school to get my master's and
doctorate degrees. I've also worked in community nursing and continuing
education."
Exclusive
Breastfeeding for Six Months and Introduction of Other Foods: Rationale
for LLLI Recommendations (Continuing Education)
Judith B. Roepke, R.D., Ph.D.
One of the biggest
lactation problems worldwide is that most mothers do not exclusively breastfeed
for six months. Premier nutrition and lactation professional Dr. Judith
Roepke, who has her doctorate in nutrition, will share her considerable
expertise on the importance of six months of exclusive breastfeeding.
Dr. Roepke, an excellent
speaker, has made presentations throughout the US and has been published
in many professional journals. Dr. Roepke, a Registered Dietician, the
Immediate Past Board Chair of the International Board of Lactation Examiners,
former professor and dean at Ball State University, and retired LLLI Leader,
is a highly respected member in both lactation and nutrition. She is a
member of LLLI’s Professional Advisory Board and is on LLLI’s
Continuing Medical Education Advisory Committee.
LLLI encourages exclusive
breastfeeding for six months, i.e., breastfeeding without supplements
such as formula, cow’s milk, or solid foods. Breastfeeding offers
the greatest protection from illness when babies are receiving human milk
alone. This protection declines in proportion to the amount of supplements
babies receive. Babies also receive more benefits the longer they are
breastfed. Find out the cutting-edge research that supports exclusive
breastfeeding. Attend Dr. Roepke’s session to learn the latest evidence-based
information on why exclusive breastfeeding is such an important concept.
From
Code to Consultation: Applying IBCLC Ethics to Practice (Continuing
Education Session)
JoAnne W. Scott, MA, IBCLC
JoAnne Scott has been
Executive Director of the International Board of Lactation Consultant
Examiners from October 1985 to the present. She is a former member
of the examination committee for IBLCE, was a founding member of the
International Lactation Consultant Association, and was a faculty
member of the Georgetown University Lactation Consultant Training
Program from 1989 -1995. JoAnne Scott was a LLLI Leader, Assistant
Director of Leaders, Area Coordinator of Leaders for Virginia, and
Manager of the Lactation Specialist Education Department from September
1982-1998.
JoAnne Scott is a much sought after international speaker. Her talks
have been well-received around the globe. A partial list of the countries
she has spoken in includes Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, Korea,
and the United States.
Impact
of Birthing Practices on Breastfeeding: Protecting the Mother and
Baby Continuum. (Continuing Education Session)
Linda J. Smith, BSE, FACCE, IBCLC
Linda Smith will be joining
the distinguished faculty presenting continuing education sessions
at the La Leche League International Conference. Linda will bring
together her expertise as a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator and
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in private practice
to discuss the relationship of childbirth to the breastfeeding experience.
Linda, who is often referred to as Coach Smith, has a dynamic way
of talking about the breastfeeding dyad. She states: “Even though
labor and birth may only take a few hours, how you birth has a direct,
immediate, and sometimes profound effect on how you and your baby
breastfeed.”
Linda J. Smith
has written The Coach’s Notebook: Games and Strategies for
Lactation Education, The Lactation Consultant in Private Practice:
The ABC’s of Getting Started, and Absurd Advice: Ridiculous
Reasons to Wean. Linda Smith advises parents who are preparing
for childbirth to pick their “teammates and trainers.”
She suggests that they surround themselves with those who are proactive
advocates of normal birth. She also cautions them to be prepared by
“having a game plan for all situations.” She suggests
that the mother-to-be picture herself as winning.
Surviving
by Your Wisdom and Wit: Inspiration to Handle Stressful Life Situations
Ana Tampanna
Ana Tampanna, MFA,
promises a humorous and inspirational presentation with audience participation.
In her talk, “Surviving by Your Wisdom and Wit: Inspiration to Handle
Stressful Life Situations,” Tampanna will introduce coaching techniques
and personal strategies for coping with life's difficult times. Ana's
approach to handling challenges, crisis, and tragedy involves personal
creativity, humor, and "out of the box resources." This session
will help you to stay centered in your own strong truth while accessing
your personal wisdom.
In another session,
“Meaningful Connections: the Importance of Women's Friendships,"
Ana will facilitate a presentation in which participants explore life-defining
moments with each other, mirroring and processing the values and insights
that result. From uncovering early experiences of leadership as children
to recounting experiences of danger, loss, and triumph, participants will
strengthen their self-confidence. They will discover personal validation
through deep connection in friendship. Ana states, "You will leave
this workshop with new friendships to treasure."
Ms Tampanna is the
author of The Womanly Art of Alligator Wrestling: Inspirational Stories
for Outrageous Women Who Survive by Their Wit and Wisdom and Managing
Life's Difficult Times, 75 Tips for Handling Crisis and Tragedy in a Healthy
Way. She has spoken extensively to women's audiences about taking
control, handling life challenges, and living life passionately. The "alligators"
Tampanna talks about wrestling are those real issues women face such as
relationships, having children, and body image. She offers solutions to
life's stresses. You will leave the session inspired and informed.
She offers solutions
and solutions to life's stresses. You will leave the session inspired
and informed.
I
Love My Life: A Mom's Guide to Working from Home
Kristie Tamsevicius
If you are serious
about starting a home business or would like to improve the outcome of
the business you are in, be sure to attend this session by Kristie Tamsevicius,
author, speaker, radio host, and the woman who helps people create the
lives they love through entrepreneurship. Ms. Tamsevicius left a corporate
career in marketing and media to start a home-based business so that she
could spend more time with her children.
Tamsevicius will educate
and inspire as she discusses working-at-home opportunities, discovering
your passion, creating a business plan, and managing the biggest problems
of home-based businesses. If you want a proven marketing strategy or wish
to know more about organizing and setting up your home business, attend
this session--which is not for mothers only. Learn how to balance your
life, reduce your stress, nurture yourself, create your own success, and
empower yourself and others.
Kristie Tamsevicius
is the host of a radio show, "Working from Home." She is
a vibrant speaker who has appeared on television, other radio shows,
and in the media. She is the author of I Love My Life: A Mom's
Guide to Working from Home and the eBiz Essential Toolkit.
Creating
a Connected Family Life—fostering strong relationships, encouraging
home learning experiences, setting limits on the use of television
and computers
Susan Tracy, M.Ed
Susan Tracy, author and
popular speaker, will bring her background as a homeschooler, parent
child educator, and Montessori teacher to this session. She will discuss
both attachment and independence—how bonding with mother leads
to independence in the bigger world. Ms. Tracy will talk about providing
opportunities for a child to learn and what activities to limit. She
will discuss preparing the environment to create connection and learning
pathways.
Ms Tracy believes that
television and technology can be used as learning experiences, but
that parents need to supervise the content and set limits. She will
offer practical strategies such as in her own home where the television
is relegated to a “spidery” corner of the basement with
a knob too high for her five-year old to reach. Television viewing
is then naturally limited because it is not readily available and
the child needs assistance to turn it on.
Ms Tracy is author
of the book, I Did It, due to be released soon. In this book
she discusses the whole issue of children first attaching to a parent
and then achieving independence. She believes that breastfeeding virtually
guarantees bonding because you hold the infant every two or three
hours. And she states, “Parents sometimes get in the way of
children’s learning. They need to allow children to make imperfect
attempts.
With each little success, they build more and more confidence.”
Ms Tracy is the
founder of Learning Together Parent Education Center. She has a Masters
Degree in Education and certifications from both the American Montessori
Society and Association Montessori Internationale, but she insists
that her greatest education has come from observing children. She
and her husband have four children.
The
Risk of Not Breastfeeding (Continuing Education Session)
Michal A. Young, MD, FAAP
Dr. Michal Ann Young is board certified in neonatal-perinatal medicine
and is an actively practicing neonatologist. She is Associate Professor
of Pediatrics at Howard University College of Medicine, Clinical Assistant
Professor of Pediatrics at Howard University College of Medicine,
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Georgetown University
School of Medicine and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She is the Breastfeeding
Coordinator of the D.C. Chapter of the A.A.P.
Dr. Young will define exclusive breastfeeding and describe evidence-based
risks to the baby of not being breastfed exclusively for six months
and the risks of not breastfeeding for one year or longer with complementary
feeding. She will identify strategies to enable exclusive breastfeeding
by teens and women who are African-American, Caucasian, Latino, or
Native American. She will explain the goals of the proposed Ad Council
Campaign and describe strategies to enable breastfeeding for one year
or longer. She will discuss why she focuses on the risks of not breastfeeding
rather than the benefits of breastfeeding.
Dr. Young is a member of several advisory panels: the advisory panel
for the U.S. Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, the USDA Advisory
Council on Maternal, Infant, and Fetal Nutrition, and the International
Lactation Consultant Association. Dr. Young, a graduate of Howard
University College of Medicine, says that following her fellowship
in Neonatology at Georgetown University Hospital, her interest in
breastfeeding education was sparked by the birth of her first child.
She realized that although she was a trained neonatologist, she knew
nothing about the "how to" of breastfeeding. Her personal
interest quickly evolved to a quest to educate physicians and other
health care providers about breastfeeding.
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