LLLI Medical
Associates Program Information
Become a Member of The Medical Associates
When you join the La Leche League International (LLLI) Medical
Associates Program, you join the growing number of physicians who
want to provide the education and support necessary to facilitate
successful and fulfilling breastfeeding experiences for their patients.
You remain informed about current information on breastfeeding and
lactation, and you have the opportunity to network with other physicians
who share your interest. La Leche League International (LLLI) Medical
Associates are committed to breastfeeding, to LLLI, and to its philosophy.
We welcome your interest and value your support.
Benefits of the Medical Associates Program
- The Breastfeeding Answer
Book. New members receive this definitive resource for those who work with breastfeeding mothers and babies. Renewing member will receive a different resource book each renewal year.
- The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. A valuable resource for any waiting room, this definitive guide combines breastfeeding information with stories from mothers across the world.
- Subscription to Breastfeeding
Abstracts. This quarterly publication features summaries of current
breastfeeding research, book reviews, and abstracts of articles about
lactation and breastfeeding management.
- Subscription to New Beginnings,
the LLL member magazine, for your waiting room.
- Subscription to Leaven, the LLL Leaders’ magazine, for topics
of current interest to your staff. Now includes "Ask a Medical Associate" column.
- Medical Associates Newsletter. This newsletter provides current events, information, and discussion
of issues affecting breastfeeding and related topics.
- Membership Discount on most items in the LLLI online catalog.
- A Medical Associates Certificate,
suitable for framing.
- A list of all LLL Health
Advisory Council Members, who act as consultants to the Medical Associates.
- A directory of all Medical
Associates available online.
- Registration discount to
the annual La Leche League International Healthcare Provider Meetings, which
gives Medical Associates an opportunity to network with their colleagues
and to learn about the latest information from experts in the field
of lactation.
- Your name and contact information
can be listed on the LLL Leader- only section of the LLLI Web site.
This listing allows local LLL Leaders to know which doctors in their
area are supportive of breastfeeding so they can refer mothers to these
doctors for professional help.
About La Leche League International
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La Leche League International (LLLI) is active in 65 countries and territories, reaching millions of mothers through a network of more than 7.000 accredited volunteers and the LLLI Web site> llli.org
LLLI:
- Is a non-govermental organization (NGO)in consultive status with UNICEF
Is an NGO in official relations with the World Health Organization.
- Acts as a registered Private Voluntary Organization for the Agency
for International Development(USAID).
- Is a member of the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC)
Is a member of the Child Survival Collaborations and Resources Group
(CORE)
- Is a founding member and core partner of the World Alliance for
Breastfeeding Action (WABA)
LLLI offers workshops and seminars on breastfeeding research and effective lactation management. LLLI is
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Accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing
medical education for physicians.
- Approved as a long-term provider by the International Board of
Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBCLE)
Independent Study Modules (ISM)Published by LLLI allow you to learn at your own pace and receive CME and/or LCERP and ECERP credit upon completion in printed or online. For more information, contact the
Director of Education, Carol Kolar, RN, CMP at
CKolar at llli.org or 847-592-7551.
La Leche League Philosophy
- Mothering through breastfeeding
is the most natural and effective way of understanding and satisfying
the needs of the baby.
- Mother and baby need
to be together early and often to establish a satisfying relationship
and an adequate milk supply.
- In the early years the
baby has an intense need to be with his mother which is as basic
as his need for food.
- Breast milk is the superior
infant food.
- For the healthy,
full-term baby, breast milk is the only food necessary until
baby shows signs of needing solids, about the middle of the first
year after birth.
- Ideally the breastfeeding
relationship will continue until the baby outgrows the need.
- Alert and active participation
by the mother in childbirth is a help in getting breastfeeding
off to a good start.
- Breastfeeding is enhanced
and the nursing couple sustained by the loving support,
help, and companionship of the baby’s father. A father’s
unique relationship with the baby is an important element in
the child’s development from early infancy.
- Good nutrition means
eating a well-balanced and varied diet of foods in as close to
their natural state as possible.
- From infancy on, children
need loving guidance which reflects acceptance of their capabilities
and sensitivity to their feelings.
If you are interested
in joining this program, print and mail in the Registration Form.
For more information contact:
Director
Arnold L. Tanis, MD, FAAP
TanisMD@Bellsouth.net
Associate Director
Pam MazzellaDiBosco, IBCLC
PMazzellaDiBosco at llli.org
(Membership
in the Medical Associates is open to physicians who have achieved their Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy credential.)
For a printable copy (PDF) of the brochure on the Medical Associates
program, from which this text is drawn, click
here.
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