News and views on breastfeeding, human milk, and all things lactation education-November 2022
News and views on breastfeeding, human milk, and all things lactation education
November 2022
News
- The USBC Membership Steps Into a New Opportunity for Connection: Launching the First Food Connection Hub & Taking a Mission Moment with Monica Esparza.
- Invitation to Contribute Stories to LLLI Publication
- The Office of the U.S. Surgeon General published a Framework for Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being
- City of Chicago Announces 12-Weeks Paid Parental Leave for City Employees
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces More than Half of All States Have Expanded Access to 12 Months of Medicaid and CHIP Postpartum Coverage
- Achieving healthy people 2030 breastfeeding targets in the United States: challenges and opportunities
- Open Enrollment – Kaiser Permanente’s Child Health Program
- Reach Lactation Advocates as a 2023 CBC Summit Sponsor or Exhibitor The deadline to confirm participation as a sponsor is Dec. 1, 2022. The deadline to confirm participation as an exhibitor is Dec. 15, 2022. Email tonya@californiabreastfeeding.org for details.
- The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has released official guidance on the risks of chronobacter in powdered infant formula.
- 2023 CWA Virtual Conference & Tradeshow. The deadline to submit a session proposal is Friday, November 18.
- Abbott plans new $500 million infant formula facility as shortage continues
- Pfizer Says Maternal RSV Vaccine Prevents Severe Infection in Infants
- WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excellence Application Open
- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program announced that the agency has opened submissions for new evidence reviews.
- The President signed the Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021 (H.R.4693) into law.
- The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) announced that the 7th Annual National Day of Racial Healing will be held on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
- Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health – Call for Proposals
- Blue Shield of California and Blue Shield Promise would like to invite you to attend an educational webinar focused on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) Education and Practical Resources for Community-Based Organizations Employees and Providers.
- December 1st, 4:00 pm EST “The Ethical and Scientific Stakes Around Words: Language, Gender, and Pregnancy” Harvard Reproductive Health Seminar Series, #3. Register here.
- Baby Formula Lawsuit Update November 2022
Research
- The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) published a brief titled “Supporting Breastfeeding and Maternal Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- Lactation Support for People Who Are Incarcerated: A Systematic Review
- Impact of Donor Human Milk in an Urban NICU Population
- America’s Pandemic Workforce: Persistent Structural Inequities Harm Workers and Threaten Future Crisis Response.
- Data Link Eviction to Poor Health in Children
- Chrononutrition and the Consequences of Mistimed Breastfeeding
- Interventions to Improve Breastfeeding Outcomes in Late Preterm and Early Term Infants
- The Effects of Breastfeeding and Breast Milk Taste or Smell on Mitigating Painful Procedures in Newborns: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
- The Protective Effect of Breastfeeding and Ingesting Human Breast Milk on Subsequent Risk of Endometriosis in Mother and Child: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- The Galactagogue Effect of Maternal Ingestion of Corn-Based Preparations: A Preliminary Study
- Exact Gestational Age, Term Versus Early Term, Is Associated with Different Breastfeeding Success Rates in Mothers Delivered by Elective Cesarean Section
- Effect of a Mobile Application on Breastfeeding Rates Among Mothers Who Have Cesarean Deliveries: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- The Association of Assisted Reproductive Technology and Breastfeeding Rates: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Breastfeeding Duration Is Inversely Associated with Postpartum Allostatic Load: A Possible Mechanism for Improved Maternal Health
- Protect the Promise: 2022 Progress Report on the Every Woman Every Child Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health (2016-2030)
- “WIC During COVID-19: Participation and Benefit Redemption Since the Onset of the Pandemic.
- The National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education released a report titled “Achieving a State of Healthy Weight, 2021
- Defining Breastfeeding “Success”: A Call to Breastfeeding Researchers
- A hazard in breastfeeding: Perfluoroalkane acids, a persistent organic pollutant binding to human milk
- The 6th edition of America’s Health Rankings® Health of Women and Children Report
Perspectives & Resources
- Resource Handout: “Breastfeeding Takes All of Us“
- Online Quiz: “Returning to Work or School and Breastfeeding“
- Holiday Food Safety Resource from WIC
- LactMed (Drugs and Lactation Database) is now available as an App! LactRx is finally in the App stores.
- Diabetes and Breastfeeding
- Nursing mothers, stay away from these foods ‘to keep your milk production levels up and ensure baby is happy, healthy’
- The U.S. Breastfeeding Committee published a blog post, “A Closer Look at the 2022 CDC Breastfeeding Report Card
- USBC Learning Opportunities Page Updated: USBC Webinar Recordings Available
- Nutrition in the First 1000 Days.
- Scary Stats 2022: ‘Halloween Ends’ but Pregnancy Discrimination Continues
- Policymakers Should Expand Child Tax Credit in Year-End Legislation to Fight Child Poverty
- Register Now: Human Lactation in the LGBT Community
- 2022 Impact Report: Breastfeeding Policy Priorities,
- A Better Balance published an open letter from more than 125 mothers in 42 states asking the Senate to pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) as a full-page ad in The New York Times.
- New York Bill on Coverage for Lactation Consultants Passes Assembly
JOB/FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
- UC Davis is seeking a new leader to serve as director of the UC Davis Human Lactation Center and the Master of Advanced Study in Maternal and Child Nutrition. The application deadline is Jan. 4, 2023. For more information, read the position description.
- Job Opportunity – PROGRAM OFFICER, BIRTH JUSTICE FUND
- Baby-Friendly USA is seeking applications for external review board (ERB) members
- Health Resources and Services Administration: Fiscal Year 2023 Quality Improvement Fund – Maternal Health. Deadline: Monday, December 5.