2 Editorial 4 Letter to the editor 5 Cover story 5 The breastfed child with Diabetes mellitus type 1 10 Science 10 The experience of Gestational Diabetes 14 Early childhood diabetes is no longer a rare Disease 15 Cover story 15 Antenatal breast milk expression for women with diabetes in Pregnancy 17 Handout 17 Expressing colostrum – during pregnancy and after Birth 19 Cover story 19 Pregnancy and starting breastfeeding with Diabetes 22 practical know how 22 Breastfeeding and returning to Work 26 The challenge of lactation in fasting Mothers 28 Handout 28 What about breastfeeding during Ramadan? 30 ELACTA news 30 CERPs International 31 The ELACTA task group Recognition & Communication 32 Practical know how 32 WhatsApp in breastfeeding counselling – practical Tips
Issue 2/2019
2 Editorial
4 Cover story 4 Neonatal weight changes 12 A growth chart is but a chart 17 Handout 17 Weight development 19 Cover story 19 Nutrition and weight development of premature infants 29 Practical know how 29 Improving weight gain in premature infants through lactoengineering 31 Weight gain problems – two clinical cases 33 Weight development in children with trisomy 21 38 Which baby scale? 40 Science 40 Does breastfeeding protect children from becoming overweight? 42 Elacta news 42 Call for action to ELACTA member associations 42 Members - goodbye and welcome! 43 11th European Conference of ELACTA 43 Elacta board is looking for new board members in 2020! 44 from member associations 44 Visit to the slovakian association of lactation consultants 45 NVL- the Netherlands. 45 Visit report of the 10th Spanish breastfeeding congress 46 ELACTA visited Lactation Consultants of Great Britain (LCGB) on 26-27th April 2019 Member Association: VAMY
Issue 3/2019
4 Addendum to edition 2•2019
4 Weight Charts – Descriptive or Prescriptive?
10 Cover story
10 Swallowing Problems in Breastfeeding Infants
17 Practical know-how
17 Oral Restrictions
22 Frenotomy of the Frenulum Linguae in the Infant with Ankyloglossia
31 Handout
31 The Thing About Pacifiers
33 Science
33 Upper Lip-tie (ULT) and its Potential Breastfeeding Implications
35 Practical know-how
35 Important Updates to the IBCLC Certification and Recertification Programme
36 Earn CERPs with L&B
36 Elacta News
36 News from ELACTA Board
38 Call for Abstracts, ELACTA Conference, 14-15-16 May, 2020
37 CERPs International Gleaning
Issue 4/2019
2 EDITORIAL
4 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
6 The Competence to Breastfeed
8 Tattoos and Piercing in the Breastfeeding Period
11 Gynaecological Practice: Differential Diagnoses of Reddened Areas in the Breast During Breastfeeding
16 New Protocol from the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (Nr. 30)
17 Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
19 Breastfeeding in Times of Climate Crisis
21 HANDOUT - When Your Breast is Rock-hard and Hurts
23 Breastfeeding: an Affair of the Heart – or Could Breastfeeding Put a Few Women at Risk for Life-threatening Heart Failure?
25 ELACTA-NEWS
25 Report of ELACTA Visit to the Nordic Breastfeeding Conference in Copenhagen on 3-4 October 2019
26 Board of ELACTA Meets in Vilnius, Lithuania
28 FROM MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS
28 7th Croatian Breastfeeding Symposium
29 Polish IBCLCs Celebrate Their Fifteenth Birthday
30 The Path to Recognition of IBCLCs in the Netherlands – a Model for Success
32 Postpartum Depression: The Risk for Postpartum Depression is Elevated in Women With Gestational Diabetes
Contents 2018
Issue 1/2018
Editorial
Stress – a Reason for Breastfeeding Problems?
Postpartum Psychological Disorders and their Effects on the Parent-Child Bond
Book revue - Adventures in Tandem Nursing
Handout - Medication during Breastfeeding
ENTIS – European Network of Teratology Information Services
Breastfeeding and Mental Health
10th European Conference of ELACTA
from member associations: NVL - Hartelijk welkom!
Psychotropic Drugs and Breastfeeding
Official Invitation to the General Assembly of the European Lactation Consultants Alliance
Elacta Board is Looking for New Boardmembers!
Breastfeeding a Toddler, Breastfeeding During Pregnancy and Tandem-Nursing
Weaning – How Can I Support my Baby Attentively?
Issue 2/2018
Editorial
Letter to the Editor
Breastfeeding from a Human Rights perspective
What is a Conflict of Interest?
Avoiding Inappropriate Conflicts of Interest at the Level of (Inter)national Breastfeeding Recommendations.
Complementary Feeding Recommendations and Business Interests
Round Table on Breastfeeding Promotion in Germany
Enable Six Months of Exclusive Breastfeeding – for the Health of Children and Mothers
Clear Positions
Checklist
Breastfeeding Aids – Where is the Problem?
A Guide to the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes for Medical Personnel
Freeze-Drying of Breast-Milk
When Breastfeeding Alone is Not Sufficient
ELACTA-News
Report of the ELACTA Board Meeting with their New Member Association VAMY
from member associations
Events Advisory from the Country Associations
New ELACTA Member Association: VAMY
Issue 3/2018
2 Editorial
4 Letter to the Editor
4 Cover Story
4 Breastfeeding by Women with Physical Impairments
9 Despite a Handicap – Being a Member of the Senate Now Even with Baby Maile: Tammy Duckworth, Ph.D.
10 Breastfeeding with a Disability – It works!
14 practical know how
14 Cracked Nipples: Prevention and Management
19 Handout
19 Too Much of a Good Thing?
21 practical know how
21 Taping during the Breastfeeding Period
24 ELACTA News
24 The History of Human Milk Banks in Germany
26 Summary Protocol General Assembly ELACTA in Rotterdam
27 Contributors wanted!
27 CERPs International
28 from member associations
28 EU-Data Protection Act
29 Science
29 Ankyloglossia
Issue 4/18
2 Editorial
4 Letter to the editor
4 Cover story
4 Mothers‘ views on information provided to pregnant mothers on preparing for Breastfeeding
7 An example of building a breastfeeding counseling Practice
13 Handout
13 Caring properly for sore Mammillae
15 Practical know how
15 The incorrectly called “Breastmilk Jaundice”
18 ELACTA news
18 NEWS from ELACTA Board
18 Discharge of the ELACTA Board
19 Visiting the annual conference of the Irish association ALCI
20 From member associations
20 Who is ELCA?
21 Romanian Lactation Consultant Association
22 Research paper
22 Growth factor: Breastfeeding
26 Practical know how
26 50 years ago, she dove into the Breastfeeding World – and today, she’s still Swimming
29 ELACTA news
29 CERPs International
30 Science
30 How do we support mothers to breastfeed effectively after early post-partum Discharge?
32 The risk of cataracts: the longer women breastfeed, the lower the risk of developing this Disease
Contents 2017
Issue 1/2017
The Use of the Nipple Shield
Nipple shields – should we demonise them or speak up for them?
Statement Dr. Jack Newman, International Breastfeeding Centre, Toronto, Kanada
Handout: Colostrum – Liquid Gold for Babies
A Plea for Instruction on Hand Expression of the Breast in the early Postpartum
Meeting ELACTA With Swilacta on 27th January 2017 in Zurich, Switzerland
Impressions of the Second World Breastfeeding Conference
From Member associations
Statistical facts about early postpartum period
Science - On the Influence of PDA on the Physiological and the Sensitive Bonding Behavior of the Mother-Baby Unit in the First Two Hours Postpartum.
Issue 2/2017
Breastfeeding a Baby with Heart Disease
A Different Way of Breastfeeding
Handout: But with Cream, Please!
The Cream Top-Up That Can Save the Breastfeeding Relationship
Pro & Contra Stillhütchen – die Diskussion geht weiter
Thin Silicone Nipple Shields
Anything is Done Better
Without Nipple Shields
Science: Breastfeeding as Pain Relief
Breastfeeding of Infants and Young Children with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1
The Breastfeeding Friendly Pediatric Office Practice
Hyperbilirubinemia
Issue 3/2017
Letters to the editor
Infant Hand Movements During Breast Seeking
Do Mothers Really Have The Choice To Breastfeed?
Handout - Sudden Weaning –Actively Structuring a Difficult Situation
Breastfeeding After Cosmetic Breast Surgery
Dental Treatment During Breastfeeding
Impressions of CERPS International 2017 in Salzburg
Issue 4/2017
Breastfeeding by Women With Gestational Diabetes – a Contribution to Maternal Health Promotion
Breastfeeding With Gestational Diabetes in Clinical Practice
Clusterfeeding
Handout: Cluster Feeding – Multi-Course Menu for Babies
7th ABM European Regional Meeting on Breastfeeding Medicine
10th ELACTA Conference On Breastfeeding in Rotterdam
Report of the ELACTA Presidents’ ILCA Conference, July 2017
Report BSS Conference
Latte & Coccole 2nd Italian Conference and Workshop in Rome, Italy, 12–13 May 2017
In Fond Memory of Ersilia Armeni
Questionnaire
What Happens When Culture Designs Paediatric Research
World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTI)
Contents 2016
Issue 1/2016
Reader's letter
Nipple Shield and Reduced Breastfeeding Duration – is There a Causal Association?
Promoting Breastfeeding With Refugees in Greece
Handout - Breastfeeding without words
Laser Treatment for a Sore Nipple
“Who is Who” in Breastfeeding Counselling?
Breastfeeding in Infants Suffering from Chylothorax
9th ELACTA Conference in Athens - These Conference Lectures Might Interest You
Partner associations - La Leche League International (LLLI)
Breastfeeding Counselling in Europe
Science - An Epigenetic Memory of Pregnancy in the Mouse Mammary Gland
Issue 2/2016
letter to the editor
Handout: Baby led weaning
A Difficult Start With a Happy Ending
Breastfeeding Support for Syrian Refugee Mothers in Croatia
The Consequences of Not Breastfeeding in the Refugee Camp in Croatia
without words
Tongue-tie
To Cut or Not to Cut?
The 9th Lactation and Breastfeeding Congress in Athens is Now History
Book review: Breastfeeding - A guide for the medical profession
Book review: The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep
Science - Breastfeeding and the Risk of Dental Caries
Issue 3/2016
Long-term Breastfeeding – Breastfeeding in the Second and Third Years of Life and Beyond
Prosecution of a Long-term Breastfeeding Mother in Switzerland
Handout - longterm Breastfeeding
Questionnaire: Breastfeeding Recommendation in Europe