Lactation Consultants of Great Britain is pleased to announce that the first winner of the award for Outstanding Contribution to Breastfeeding as an IBCLC is Karla Napier. Her nominator, Jill Gibson, describes Karla a ‘Tireless, passionate Infant Feeding Advisor with NHS Lothian for 12 years. She has been an inspiration to her colleagues. Karla has successfully supported hundreds of women … Read More
Fit to Bust – a comic treasure chest
This lighthearted look at breastfeeding and motherhood was written by a former IBCLC and associate LCGB member, Alison Blenkinsop, to raise funds for Baby Milk Action. LCGB is a member of the Baby Feeding Law Group and supports Baby Milk Action in its aim of protecting breastfeeding and protecting babies fed on formula milk. (2nd edition, Lonely Scribe 2011. RRP … Read More
Jane Graves and Suzanne Tobin, the first LCGB Conference Scholarship Winners!
LCGB is very proud to announce the first two Conference Scholarship go to Jane Graves and Suzanne Tobin. From Jane, From Jane, ‘I work at a local hospital as a breastfeeding supporter providing a telephone helpline for local mums. I have been pursuing becoming an IBCLC since 2010. With no health professional background I am working towards fulfilling the health … Read More
LCGB World Health Day Statement 7th April 2015
Lactation Consultants of Great Britain Statement for World Health Day on the theme Food Safety, 7 April 2015. The provision of safe food is never more important than in the earliest months of life, and the younger the baby, the more critical it is. How we feed our babies and young children can have a profound impact on their health … Read More
The LCGB Strategic Plan
The LCGB Strategic Plan 2014-2017 is now available for viewing here.
LCGB Knitted Breast The Pattern
Download the patterns as printable PDF’s here. We have patterns for knitted and crocheted breasts in English and a Portugese translation of the knitting pattern. “I just wanted to add a comment also to say thank you to LCGB for being so generous and making the knitting pattern so widely available to everyone. Kind regards, Lorraine” Lorraine C Worsley MBE … Read More
NICE Sleep Guidance
The LCGB have provided the following comment, download here, on the recent sleep guidance within NICE Postnatal Care Guideline. Issued: Dec 2014 – www.nice.org.uk/
World Aids Day 2014
The LCGB is pleased to announce that member Pamela Morrison IBCLC has recently produced several important new articles and resources on breastfeeding and HIV. Pamela’s background includes ten years as a La Leche League Leader in Zimbabwe (1987 – 1997) and twenty-four years as an IBCLC (1990 to date) in Zimbabwe, Australia and England. Click here to download the PDF. … Read More
Response from Lactation Consultants of Great Britain LCGB on the Sheffield study on voucher incentives for breastfeeding,
Response from Lactation Consultants of Great Britain LCGB on the Sheffield study on voucher incentives for breastfeeding, November 2013 The practice and competencies of IBCLC certified lactation consultants are rooted in evidence and LCGB looks forward to hearing the outcomes of this pilot study. Read the full response here.