As part of SELCA’s previous commitment to highlighting the challenges and achievements of IBCLCs, Lactation supporters, and families of color year-round, and intersecting with National Minority Health Month (April, in the United States), we want to amplify to work of the Black Mamas Matter Alliance. SELCA centers black voices and efforts during Black Maternal Health Week;[…]
SELCA is excited to announce our upcoming Mini Conference & Quarterly Meeting May 8th 10 am – 4 pm Rich Auditorium at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia Claim your ticket here to RSVP and receive reminders, directions, room information and your 4 CERPs (for members) Need CERPs? Join SELCA here Agenda (subject to change) 10 am: Achieving Health Equity[…]
SELCA is here to help you help families breastfeed . . . Today, we celebrate International Board Certified Lactation Consultants, and say THANK YOU for all you do to help Georgia families. Find your SELCA IBCLC Day 2019 Appreciation Certificate here. We also have more ways to help you celebrate! Check in on Social Media Join[…]
Happy Valentine’s Day to our SELCA members. . . Thank you for the love and care you show Georgia families, every day!
We had a fantastic and informative meeting first meeting of the year with Merrilee Gober informing us of the State of the State: Maternal and Infant Health in Georgia… Thank you, Merrilee! Voting on bylaw changes was available at the meeting (and before), but will remain open for input until Friday 2/15/19, so that members[…]
We hope you are getting ready to join us! Come to our 1st SELCA meeting of 2019 TODAY, February 9th at 10 am to 1 pm at PIEDMONT ATLANTA (get your free tickets here). We will have coffee available (bring your own cup, or purchase a SELCA mug), lots of exciting news about the upcoming year,[…]
Breastfeeding connects . . . parent to child, to ancestry, to community- reaching across time, geography, and culture. SELCA supports everyone who support breastfeeding families, and today we recognize and celebrate the indigenous people of this land. Wonderful work is being done in expanding breastfeeding support in these underserved populations (if you don’t know them[…]
In an article referenced by Elizabeth Brooks in this Facebook post, research confirmed what many of us intuitively know, or have experienced ourselves- Care-taking creates inequitable hurdles to participating in continuing education and professional development, and this “baby penalty” disproportionately impacts women, particularly women of color. While breastfeeding conferences have traditionally welcomed breastfeeding infants in[…]