December Meeting

Tuesday, December 13^th 

12:00-1:00PM

Fairbanks Public Health Center

1025 W. Barnette Street

December Coalition Topic:

Tongue Ties and Breastfeeding 

This month’s educational seminar:

Case Studies of Patients Treated for Ankyloglossia in the Newborn Period

Presented by: James Murphy MD, FABM, IBCLC.

This phenomenal  seminar is presented via high quality DVD recording from the 2011 International Lactation Consultant  Association Conference.

 

Contact Information:

· To RSVP, please contact Laura Kolasa at Fairbanks Public Health Center,

                         phone: 451-1632                  e-mail: Laura.Kolasa@alaska.gov

· Check out our website:

      www.breastfeedfairbanks.blogspot.com and Facebook Page: Fairbanks Breastfeeding Coalition

Meeting November 8th

The Fairbanks Breastfeeding Coalition will have their monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 8th from 12:00-1:00PM at the Fairbanks Public Health Center. 
We will be celebrating the certification of new Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultants in our Fairbanks Community, and having roundtable updates of what is happening with breastfeeding around our community.  Come be informed on what is happening to support breastfeeding families.  We currently have updates confirmed from the Fairbanks Breastfeeding Coalition Facebook Page, TCC WIC, RCPC WIC, La Leche League, the Fairbanks Food Allergy and Sensitivity Support Group, Public Health Nursing, and would love you add you or your agency to the list.  Contact Laura at 451-1632 for more information.
Snacks will be provided and children are welcome!

Meeting this month

The Fairbanks Breastfeeding Coalition will be meeting on Tuesday, October 11th from 12PM-1PM at the Fairbanks Public Health Center.  We hope to see you there.  It will be a great opportunity to network with other breastfeeding professionals and gain education!  Feel free to bring a lunch.  Toys will be provided for any children who attend..

Happy Breastfeeding Month!

It's official!  The United States Breastfeeding Committee has designated the entire month of August as National Breastfeeding Month, so Happy Breastfeeding Month!  Check out the proclamation here: Breastfeeding Proclamation


In honor of National Breastfeeding Month, here are some new updates on breastfeeding as it relates to our country and state so you can stay informed...

• The mPINC study has just been released with information on Alaska.  This report provides data from the 2009 mPINC survey for Alaska. It describes specific opportunities to improve mother/baby care at hospitals and birth centers in Alaska in order to more successfully meet national quality of care standards for perinatal care. Link: mPINC Survey Results
• The Center for Disease Control has just released the 2011 Breastfeeding Report Card which provides information on breastfeeding practices by state.  Link: Report Card 2011
• The Joint Commission has a new campaign called Speak Up Now.  They state that, "Breastfeeding is natural for you and your baby, but it is a skill that needs to be learned. Speak up and ask questions about breastfeeding before your baby is born and while you are in the hospital. This will help you continue to breastfeed after you go home."  Check out the handouts they have for families here: Speak Up Campaign

Next Meeting: Tuesday, August 9th

Educational Focus for Breastfeeding Providers

Skin to Skin in the First Hour After Birth: 

Practical Advice for Staff after Vaginal and Cesarean Birth

This training is provided by The Healthy Children Project.  Presented by DVD, it is intended to assist staff in providing behaviorally appropriate, individualized, baby adapted care for the full term newborn using the best practice of skin to skin      contact in the first hour after birth.  It includes practical advice for providers     working with women after both vaginal and cesarean births.

Meeting will be held at the Fairbanks Public  Health Center on Tuesday, August 9th from 12-1PM.  RSVP to Laura at 451-1632 for information.  Feel free to bring a lunch and children are welcome.  We will have a small play space for them adjoining our meeting area 

We look forward to seeing you there!

Tanana Valley State Fair Parent Pit Stop

The Tanana Valley State Fair is almost here!  Every year the Fairbanks Breastfeeding Coalition helps sponsor the Parent Pit Stop booth at the fair.  This booth creates a clean, quiet, and safe place to feed and change your baby.  The booth is staffed by volunteers from around the community.  Call 451-1650 if you are interested in volunteering to staff the booth for a three hour shift.  Volunteering allows you a free pass to the fair.
Also, make sure and stop by the booth if you need somewhere to feed or change your baby, and tell your friends to do the same!  The booth is located in the building that contains the North Star Ballet Studio and the Bingo Hall.  To get there, enter through the yellow gate, cross the bridge, and look to your right.  The Pit Stop has signs and you will enter from the south side of the building facing the deep grassy ditch.  See you there!

Upcoming Events

The Fairbanks Breastfeeding Coalition would like you to be aware of our next meeting on Tuesday, July 12th from 12:00-1:30.  We will be meeting at the Fairbanks Public Health Center on 1025 W. Barnette Street.  Agenda items include discussing ideas for celebrating World Breastfeeding Week which is August 1-7 of this year.  We will also be planning for the Parent Pit Stop at the Tanana Valley State Fair, which is a booth that allows families a clean and safe place to breastfeed, change diapers, and rest with young children at the fair.  We would love to see you there!  RSVP to Laura by calling 451-1632.