The KBC Milk Messenger - September 2023

September 2023

We hope you enjoy our reimagined newsletter which will be delivered to your email box monthly. All suggestions for future publications are welcome at info@ksbreastfeeding.org.

Don't Forget to Vote

Please take a few minutes to cast your vote for the KBC Board. Voting will close at 5 p.m. on September 27th. New board members will take office on Oct. 26th during the 2023 Kansas Breastfeeding Conference in Wichita. Thank you to all of the candidates! Vote Now

Minneola Healthcare and SEK Multi-County Health Department - Bourbon County for earning the Gold “Br eastfeeding Employee Support Award”. For more information about this designation for employers, click here.

Little Sprouts Daycare in Haviland, KS for earning the “Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Provider” designation from Child Care Aware of Kansas. For more information about the designation and resources for child care providers, click here.

Have You Registered?

Due to an expected strong turnout for the Kansas 2023 Breastfeeding Conference in Wichita, early reservations are encouraged. Click here to secure your seat at the Conference!

Webinar: Physiological Infant Care: Conversations about Nighttime Breastfeeding, presented by Dr. Lori Feldman-Winter, Nov. 16, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Parent Handout
ABCs for Professionals - a series of three free videos that provide information for lactation professionals, doctors, nurses, midwives, and doulas on current science and strategies to help new mothers.
Spanish translations of the most popular lactation articles from the WIC Breastfeeding Support website are now available.
The LATCH Tool is designed for anyone who works with parents throughout the continuum of care.
Inclusive Communication Surrounding Childbirth, Lactation, and Infant Feeding, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

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Where We've Been:

Presented and exhibited at the Maternal & Child Health Equity Conference – Aug. 25 in Wichita

Where We’re Going:

Kansas City Heartland Health Equity Conference & Kansas Birth Equity Summit – Sept. 13-16 in Kansas City, KS
KS Society of Human Resource Management – Sept. 20-22 in Overland Park
Kansas Public Health Association Annual Conference – Sept. 20-21 in Manhattan, KS
Kansas Head Start Assoc. meeting– Sept. 28 in Salina
Kansas Rural Maternal Health Symposium– Sept. 29 in Salina
Community Care Network Annual Conference, Oct. 4-6 in Lawrence, KS
Maternal Mortality Conference– Oct. 20 in Salina, KS

Joyea Marshall-Crowley, Brenda Bandy, and Antje Anji are pictured at the Maternal & Child Health Equity Conference

KBC Vision: Breastfeeding/human milk feeding is normal and supported throughout Kansas.

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﻿KBC Vision: Breastfeeding/human milk feeding is normal and supported throughout Kansas.

KBC Vision: Breastfeeding/human milk feeding is normal and supported throughout Kansas.