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LactNews.com is now BreastfeedingMaterials.com While our name has changed, all content is still written by Barbara Wilson-Clay and Kay Hoover, whose combined 60 years of experience as lactation consultants and library of teaching photos and videos are made available here.
We produce research-based professional training materials and a variety of patient education handouts related to lactation management and breastfeeding. Our site also provides a clinical Q&A section called Ask Barbara and Kay and important commentaries on new science in the field of human lactation.
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The Breastfeeding Atlas
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Photo Identification Quiz
Practice for the photo identification section of the IBLCE exam. Take our new clinical lactation photo identification practice quizzes.
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Latest News
Swallowing dysphagia as a cause of rejection of solid foods
September 14, 2011
Interesting updates on our recent Ask B & K case regarding the toddler who refused solids. Ameera, the Egyptian IBCLC who wrote us about this case communicated the surprising news that the mother weaned the baby and the baby immediately began accepting solids. This is a very counter-intuitive result, but in the interest of intellectual [...]
Ask Barbara and Kay
Counseling a Working Mother: Workplace Pumping and Embarrassment
September 30, 2011
Message: Dear Barbara and Kay, I have a client who has returned to work. Her baby was born 5/6/11. She is a PhD at a university. She asked about pumping frequency at work and the effects on supply if she skips a pumping. We discussed the implications of regular milk removal. Breastfeeding is very important [...]
