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Mastitis: Clinical Implementation of Lymphatic Release with Ellen Chetwynd PhD MPH BSN RN IBCLC
Please join us by registering for our bi-monthly education meeting for this February 1st at 7 pm PST (please note, some participants have experienced trouble registering using the iPhone browser. Zoom recommends that if you are unable to access the link, to try accessing the registration link in an incognito or a private browsing window or to clear your browser cache and cookies.) Topic Overview: Mastitis is a common condition traditionally viewed as milk stasis progressin
Nov 25


Calm & Regulated: Re-thinking Latch and Positioning
Join us December 1, 2025 with Sejal Fichadia, B.Sc ., B. Sc., IBCLC for our final education meeting of 2025! This presentation has been...
Sep 3


Craniosacral Therapy: a complimentary tool to relieving tension and improving breastfeeding
Join us October 6th at 7 pm PST to hear from Annette Leary, RN, BSN, IBCLC Recording is available for a limited time! Craniosacral...
Sep 3
Scholarships for the Fall 2025 application are open!
OWLA is delighted to offer one full scholarship each IBLCE exam/recertification cycle. The scholarship will cover the testing or...
May 5


Comorbidities in the NICU and Breastfeeding - June 2, 2025
Joshua McDowell, MS, CCC-SLP, NTMTC Pediatric feeding and swallowing issues are never found alone. Dysphagia is NEVER a primary...
May 5


Demystifying Inducing Lactation: How Lactation Happens without Pregnancy and Birth - April 7, 2025
Inducing lactation may seem like milk-making magic. How can the breasts make milk without the hormones of pregnancy followed by the...
May 5


Sharing Baby's Behavior: Tips, Tools and Techniques to Enhance Parent Confidence, Care and Breastfeeding Duration with Jan Tedder
Feb 3, 2025 Misunderstanding a baby’s behavior undermines parent confidence, interferes with the developing parent-child relationship,...
Dec 3, 2024


Staying In Bounds: Meeting Your Ethical Obligations to Families & The Who Code with Christine Staricka
Dec 2, 2024 Companies which market products to families of young children change their tactics often, and as lactation care providers,...
Dec 3, 2024


Milk and Metabolism: The PCOS Connection with Megan Dunn
Oct 7, 2024 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), is a leading cause of infertility that affects up to 20% of birthing parents. This...
Dec 3, 2024


Supporting Botte Skills in the Breast/Chest-fed infant
Susan Howard, RN, MSN, IBCLC Presentation: Breastfeeding families are often advised to provide medical supplementation via bottles...
May 21, 2024


Breastfeeding and Climate Change: Share Histories, Overlapping Vulnerabilities, and Pathways for Change
Sandra Zadkovic Presentation Description: This presentation will explore the intersections of climate change and breastfeeding and map...
May 21, 2024


Lactation Crutch Phrases: When Was The Last Time You Cleared Your Cache?
Erika Dudley, IBCLC, CBS Presentation Description: “Why did they tell me to do [insert outdated or out-of-context saying about...
May 21, 2024


Enabling Breastfeeding Success in a Market-Driven World: The 2023 Lancet Breastfeeding Series
MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2023 Topic Overview: This talk will provide an overview of the key findings from the 2023 Lancet Breastfeeding...
May 21, 2024


Breastfeeding Support During an Emergency (One IBCLCs experience with the fire in Lahaina, Maui
Natalie Billings, RN, IBCLC MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2023 Topic Overview:Â This presentation will review what it was like being a business...
May 21, 2024


A Simple Guide to Neurodiverse Lactation Support
Genny Stiller, NP, IBCLC, C-NDLS MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2023 LINK TO RECORDING Handout: Presentation Handout PDF Further reading recommended:...
May 21, 2024


Nutritional Considerations on Restrictive Diets While Lactating
Meghan McMillan, MS, RD, IBCLC MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2023 There is a gap in knowledge on the implications of nutritional status and management...
May 21, 2024


Gut Reaction: How Human Milk and Breast/Chestfeeding Transforms the Newborn Gut and Long-Term Health
Laurel Wilson, BS, IBCLC, RLC, CLE, CLD, CCCE Who hasn’t heard of the microbiome lately? New research suggests that the microbiome plays...
May 21, 2024


Achieving Diapason: Client-Centered Trans and Nonbinary Lactation Care
Bryna Hayden, IBCLC Bryna is a lactation consultant, doula, advocate, and educator on topics surrounding complex lactation situations,...
May 21, 2024


New Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Mastitis Spectrum Protocol 2022
Dr. Katrina B. Mitchell Watch this presentation Join us as we learn from the highly esteemed breastfeeding medicine physician, Dr....
May 21, 2024
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