Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA

about Nancy Mohrbacher

Nancy has served as a breastfeeding reporter since 1984. Her extensive knowledge of the breastfeeding research and her one-on-one work with thousands of families give Nancy a broad perspective that makes her well-qualified to speak on most breastfeeding topics. A regular contributor to many publications, Nancy has spoken at breastfeeding conferences around the world. If you would like a talk on a topic that is not listed, just ask. Nancy is willing to create talks to meet your needs.

official bio

Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA is author of the new book, Breastfeeding Answers Made Simple: A Guide for Helping Mothers (2010), which is available now on www.ibreastfeeding.com, and co-author of The Breastfeeding Answer Book (2003) and Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers (2005). She has been helping breastfeeding families since 1982. Board-certified in 1991, she ran a large private practice in the Chicago area from 1993 to 2003. Nancy is now Lactation Consultant for Ameda Breastfeeding Products and served for seven years as Chair of the Chicago Area Breastfeeding Coalition. In 2008 Nancy was in the first group of 16 to be awarded the designation Fellow of the International Lactation Consultant Association (FILCA) for her lifetime achievements in breastfeeding.

presentations

Nancy Mohrbacher is pleased to provide presentations on the following topics to professional and parenting conferences. Presentations on other topics may be available upon request and subject to sufficient development lead-time. (For CERP topics, required paperwork will be provided promptly to meet CERP deadlines)

The Natural Laws of Breastfeeding 2010
75 - 90 minutes
CERP

Learn about recent paradigm shifts in breastfeeding. Areas covered include new research on positioning, the effect of breast storage capacity on feeding patterns, and much more.
Note: This session provides information in Nancy's book for parents--Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers (co-authored with Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC). It offers an update for clinicians and others who work with breastfeeding mothers. Offering this book for sale at the talk (the second edition should be available in December 2010) can be an effective fundraiser for your organization.

Working and Breastfeeding Made Simple
75 - 90 minutes
CERP

Learn new ways to help employed mothers structure daily routines, calculate a baby's milk needs, and troubleshoot milk production issues so that they can more easily meet their long-term breastfeeding goals.
Note: Primarily geared to those who work with mothers after hospital discharge.

Helping Mothers Who Exclusively Pump
75 - 90 minutes
CERP

We are in the midst of a pumping epidemic. Learn what the latest research tells us about how to establish healthy milk production for mothers with babies in the NICU and for those who choose to pump and bottle feed. Find out how to use breast storage capacity to individualize a pumping plan and specific strategies for how to best support mothers in this situation. Note: This session covers information needed by in-hospital clinicians and by those who help mothers after discharge.

Nipple Pain and Trauma: Causes and Treatments
90 - 90 minutes
CERP

An in-depth review of the causes of nipple pain and trauma. Includes an algorithm and a four-stage system for assessing nipple trauma and recommended, evidence-based treatments for each stage.Note: This session is appropriate both for healthcare professionals and breastfeeding educators.

Simplifying Breastfeeding: The First 36 Hours
75 - 90 minutes
CERP

Geared for those who work with mothers and babies after birth. Learn how to make early breastfeeding easier, which postpartum practices have long-term implications, what biology tells us about normal feeding patterns and the effects of skin-to-skin contact and separation on infant stability.

Taking the Breast: New Research, New Paradigms
75 - 90 minutes
CERP

Add more “tools” to your “lactation toolbox” at this video-packed session, which includes an international cast of characters. Provides an historical summary of approaches to latch and a checklist for evaluating basic breastfeeding dynamics. For babies who have difficulty latching, a four-part framework is provided for determining possible causes of breast refusal along with insights into how to target interventions to the cause of the feeding problem.

Using the International Code to Create Change
75 - 90 minutes
CERP

Change is in the air. Learn how the International Code for the Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes applies to healthcare professionals, its implications to our daily practice, a new process to evaluate U.S. companies' compliance with the International Code and some new developments that may help protect breastfeeding in the U.S.Note: This talk qualifies for E CERPs, a requirement for recertification.

Pumping and Breastfeeding in the NICU
75 - 90 minutes
CERP

This session describes research-based strategies for supporting breastfeeding in preterm or ill babies by safeguarding milk production, ensuring adequate growth, and helping these babies transition to direct breastfeeding. Find out how Swedish NICUs achieved 85% exclusive breastfeeding (at the breast!) among their 36-week-old preemies. (75 or 90 min.)Note: This talk is geared to those working in hospital settings.

Transitioning to the Breast
75 - 90 minutes
CERP

Learn how term and preterm babies can be transitioned from bottles, nipple shields, and other feeding methods to direct breastfeeding using insights from recent research. Because babies are hardwired to breastfeed, even those who have been fed with other methods for months can be helped to feed at the breast.Note: This talk is appropriate for those working in hospitals and those who work with mothers and babies in other settings.