Welcome to the British Columbia Lactation Consultants Association
We are an organization of International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs) and other individuals who wish to protect, support, and promote breastfeeding. We are working to make breastfeeding the norm in British Columbia.
We support the WHO Baby Friendly Initiative and the World Health Organization International Code of Breast-milk Substitutes, also known as the WHO Code.
WHAT'S NEW?
- Read our report on Lactation Support in BC: Professional Barriers. This report was sent to all MLA's in BC October 2022.
- WHO report: Marketing the $50 Billion Formula Milk Industry - go here to read report and watch video.
- List of online/virtual prenatal breastfeeding classes - to support your families during Covid-19.
- Recorded Presentation now available: Honouring Indigenous Women's and Families Pregnancy Journeys by Lucy Barney
- Covid-19: Reliable information for Health Care Providers and Families (links to evidence-based resources)
WE AIM TO:
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FIND a Lactation Consultant Not all IBCLC's in BC are listed in this directory. You may also find an IBCLC or Breastfeeding Counsellor by contacting your local maternity hospital or health centre. |
"If a multinational company developed a product that was nutritionally balanced and delicious food, a wonder drug that prevented and treated disease, cost almost nothing to produce and could be delivered in quantities controlled by consumers' needs, the very announcement of their find would send their shares rocketing to the top of the stock market. The scientists who developed the product would win prizes and the wealth and influence of everyone involved would increase dramatically. Women have been producing such a miraculous substance, breastmilk, since the beginning of human existence."~ Gabrielle Palmer |