Chicago Area Breastfeeding Coalition

Winning this award speaks highly to the dedication of these area physicians to the promotion of breastfeeding as an integral part of a healthy lifestyle for babies and mothers.

The CABC will recognize their contributions to the health of families across the Chicago area and present their awards during the Dinner Seminar for Physicians and Nurse-Practioners, “The Tongue-Tie Controversey” on April 23, 2012. See below for more details.

The Winners:

Dr. Ann Borders, MD
Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL

Dr. Rosalind Downing, MD
Woodridge Clinic
Woodridge, IL

Dr. Donald Fisher, MD
Libertyville and Antioch, IL
Advocate Condell Medical Center

Dr. Jeffrey, George, DO
Neonatology
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Park Ridge, IL

Dr. Andrew Sagan, MD
Swedish Covenant Medical Group Pediatrics
Chicago, IL

See CABC 2012 Physician Friendly Award Winner Bios

Save The Date: Saturday, September 29, 2012 is the date for the CABC Fall Conference "Breaking the Barriers to Baby Friendly". Join the CABC to keep up to date.

These details about the Physician Conference are from the seminar brochure, which is available at the bottom of this article as a pdf.

The Tongue-Tie Controversy

Can tongue-tie affect infant feeding?

According to many medical schools, the answer is no. However, many parents find conflicting information on the internet and seek answers from their health-care providers. Learn from an experienced practitioner the current evidence on tongue tie and infant feeding and provide the most up-to-date information to the families you serve.

Speaker: James G. Murphy, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
Naval Medical Center, San Diego CA

Monday, April 23, 2012
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Buffet Dinner 6:00 - 7:00, Presentation 7:00 - 8:30

Olson Auditorium

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
1775 West Dempster
Park Ridge, IL 60068

Sponsored by
Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
and Chicago Area Breastfeeding Coalition

Presentation Objectives

After the talk, participants should be able to:

• Clarify why differing opinions still exist regarding the significance of tongue tie on infant feeding.
• Provide evidence-based study data to show the support for each of the 2 opposing opinions.
• Discuss case histories of illustrative patients with various types of tongue ties.

Find an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant

The Chicago Area Breastfeeding Coalition will be recognizing local Physicians and Nurse Practitioners for their role in providing outstanding breastfeeding support to families in the Greater Chicago area. Please take a minute to nominate a Chicago area primary care provider working with moms and babies who provided you with support in your breastfeeding relationship. Nominations must be received by March 1, 2012.

Outstanding recipients will be recognized at the Physician Education Conference on April 23, 2012.

The Inside Tracks are breastfeeding handouts from the International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA).

Topics include: Managing Your Milk Supply, Latching, Jaundice, When to See an LC, What to Expect When you See an LC, Grandparent Support of a Breastfeeding Mother, Returning to Work, Milk Expression and Pumping, Weight Loss and Diets for the Mother, Starting Solids, and Mastitis, Breastfeeding Your Older Baby. See the entire list.

Locate a Lactation Consultant by entering your zip code to find a list of LCs in you area: http://ilca.org

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Help Improve the Health and Well-Being of Infants and Families

Join the Chicago Area Breastfeeding Coalition (CABC)

Strength in Numbers

Founded in 2003, the CABC is a network of individuals and organizations who believe that infant and family health can be improved by making breastfeeding the norm. We are dedicated to protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding and increasing its acceptance in the greater Chicago area.

You can download the new brochure so you can:

• read it yourself,
• email it to others, or
• print a few to display or handout.

There are two ways to download it.

1. Get the whole brochure. This is both sides of the brochure, good for viewing for yourself, or emailing to others.
2. Get side 1 of the brochure. Then get side 2 of the brochure. Now you can print out a stack of "side 1's", then depending on your printer, you can reinsert (or turn over) your stack and print out "side 2" on each. Now fold and display or handout where you like.

Update: you can now join online.

For further information contact us at: contact@chicagoareabfc.org

Find a Lactation Consultant
http://www.ilca.org/falc.html

Find an Illinois La Leche League group in your area
http://www.lalecheleague.org/Web/Illinois.html

Find local Illinois WIC (Woman, Infants and Children) office
telephone: (217) 782-2166
toll-free in-state: 1-800-323-4769
fax: (217) 785-5247
email: dhshpat@dhs.state.il.us
http://www.dhs.state.il.us

Common Sense Breastfeeding Topics by Diane Wiessinger
http://normalfed.com

Breastfeeding Made Simple by Nancy Mohrbacher (member of CABC) and Kathy Kendall-Tacket
http://breastfeedingMadeSimple.com

Chicago Area Breastfeeding Coalition (CABC) came together in 2003 for the purpose of promoting breastfeeding in the Chicago area. We are made up of individuals and members from other Chicago area breastfeeding advocacy groups and ILCA affiliates:

Northern Illinois Lactation Consultants Association
Chicago Region Breastfeeding Task Force
North Central Region Breastfeeding Task Force
La Leche League of Illinois
Lactation Resource Alliance
Metropolitan Illinois Lactation Consultants