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Anwar Fazal-A Breastfeeding Advocate Extraordinaire.
J Hum Lact
November 2024
Beruffsverband vun den Laktatiounsberoderinnen zu Letzebuerg, Luxembourg.
Anwar Fazal has been a driving force in the founding of several civil society organizations in the areas of health, human rights, environment, and peace, that have been at the forefront of activism locally, nationally, and globally. In this interview, he shares his journey of 6 decades, involving a multiverse of public interest issues, which led him into the breastfeeding movement. It began with the setting up of the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN), a pioneering action that triggered the formation of Health Action International (HAI), Pesticide Action Network (PAN), and the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Conception and Birth of the Lactation Consultant Profession (1977-1983): An Interview With Chele Marmet (Part I).
J Hum Lact
February 2024
Dodgson Consulting, Honeoye Falls, NY, USA.
In 2015, Miriam Labbok, MD, MPH, entrusted Chele Marmet with the task of writing a chapter on the early history of the lactation consultant profession for the public health textbook she was preparing about lactation, saying, "I invited you to author it because you conceptualized and pioneered the profession, and there is nobody else I could ask who could do it justice," (M. Labbok, personal communication, June 28, 2015). Chele Marmet envisioned the allied health field of lactation consulting, complete with international educational standards, professional organizations, and a scope of practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWomen's status, breastfeeding support, and breastfeeding practices in the United States.
PLoS One
September 2022
Department of Public Health Education, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, United States of America.
The objective of this study is to examine associations between state-level breastfeeding support and breastfeeding practices, controlling for women's status, in the U.S. We used publicly available data on state-level breastfeeding practices and support (international board-certified lactation consultants (IBCLC), births in Baby-Friendly hospitals, and La Leche League Leaders) for births in 2015 from the CDC Breastfeeding Report Card (2018) and other CDC reported data, and indicators of women's status from the Institute for Women's Policy Research reports (2015).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDetection and management of milk allergy: Delphi consensus study.
Clin Exp Allergy
July 2022
National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Background: There is significant overdiagnosis of milk allergy in young children in some countries, leading to unnecessary use of specialized formula. This guidance, developed by experts without commercial ties to the formula industry, aims to reduce milk allergy overdiagnosis and support carers of children with suspected milk allergy.
Methods: Delphi study involving two rounds of anonymous consensus building and an open meeting between January and July 2021.
Travelling the World to Lecture and to Share Expertise About Breastfeeding: An Interview With Elizabeth Hormann, BA, EdM.
J Hum Lact
May 2022
Cologne, Germany.
In this issue's , we are featuring Elizabeth Hormann, who has been a force in breastfeeding advocacy globally for over a half century of counselling, teaching, and writing to create a better experience for breastfeeding mothers. Elizabeth Hormann was born and raised in the United States. She has a bachelor's degree from Boston College (1967) and a master's degree from Harvard University's Graduate School of Education (1976).
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