#BFLAWalker16 Keep #mothers & #babies together as much as possible #NICU #ChildCare #DayCare #microbiome
#BFLAWalker16 #preterm infants are exposed to pathogenic institutional organisms #microbiome #breastmilk
#BFLAWalker16 Can we improve maternal #microbiome with #probiotics? Research underway. #RegisteredDietitians #IBCLC #publichealth
#BFLAWalker16 differences in infant #microbiome based on type of #birth #IBCLC #publichealth #Epigenetics
#BFLAWalker16 imploring #publichealth sector to encourage #healthier #maternal diet during #pregnancy, #breastfeeding
#BFLAWalker16 human milk #oligosaccharides are person-specific, unique individual signatures #MilkScience #IBCLC #publichealth
#BFLAWalker16 #infantformula does not contain #hormones or #growthfactors needed by infant gut #microbiome #MilkScience #IBCLC #publichealth
#BFLAWalker16 Infant Gut #microbiome performs its own functions, directly communicates with #brain #IBCLC #publichealth
#BFLAWalker16 #Whiteboards are great place for #breastfeeding teaching! Write “All-Day Buffet!” #IBCLC #BFHI #publichealth
#BFLAWalker16 Limiting visitors in #hospital helps increase exclusive #breastfeeding
#BFLAWalker16 many reasons parents think baby needs #infantformula in hospital & after #IBCLC #LLLL
#BFLAWalker16 next: Formula Supplementation & #microbiome #publichealth #IBCLC #AspiringIBCLCs
#BFLAWalker16: @FTC regulates food advertising - must be truthful, non-deceptive, scientific, fair- #infantformula ads violate constantly
#BFLAWalker16: there are plenty of #WHOCode-compliant #breastfeeding resources @BestforBabes @ILCA1985 @USLCA
#BFLAWalker16 *gasps in room when Walker outs #AWOHHN, #ADA for being a #WHOCode violators #IBCLCs #RDs, @AmerAcadPeds , @PublicHealth *
#BFLAWalker16 #infantformula #marketing infects the marketplace with misleading advertising about a #publichealth issue
#BFLAWalker16 : #infantformula #marketing also targets #healthcare workers #WHOCode
#BFLAWalker16 “ #infantformula #marketing is insidious” #WHOCode #IBCLC
#BFLAWalker16 “There’s nothing fanatical about protecting health of #babies “ #WHOCode #IBCLC #AspiringIBCLCs
#BFLAWalker16 what undermines #WHOCode: excuses, lack of awareness, fear, policies, #marketing tactics #IBCLC
#BFLAWalker16 over 95% of #mothers given #infantformula in #hospital continue feeding same brand at home #publichealth #WHOCode
#BFLAWalker16 the #WHOCode underlies all of #BFHI #hospitals
#BFLAWalker16 #infantformula may not be promoted/marketed in healthcare facilities, #hospitals #BFHI #IBCLC #AspiringIBCLCs
#BFLAWalker16 There ARE countries where bottles, nipples, #infantformula are truly not marketed to #families ! #WHOCode
#BFLAWalker16 Scope of #WHOCode #infantformula, #follow-on formula, baby cereals, feeding tools ie bottles, artificial nipples
#BFLAWalker16 *telling history of #infantformula #marketing * to audience of #publichealth advocates #WHOCode #Ethics #IBCLC
#BFLAWalker16 the #WHOCode is a Minimum Standard #IBCLC #Pediatricians #publichealth
#BFLAWalker16 #WHOCode 1 country voted against: #USA, under Reagan administration - deemed “bad for business”
#BFLAWalker16 @USLCA Hospital Staffing Guidelines for #IBCLC http://ow.ly/yywg303qr0F
#BFLAWalker16 @USbreastfeeding Core Competencies http://ow.ly/OEob303qqWA