Are you interested in becoming a lactation consultant in Kansas? Join us online for an informational meeting to learn about our new program. Register Here

Core concepts of breastfeeding. Registration fee – $59 The Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition is committed to the health and wellbeing of our attendees and instructors and will therefore be presenting all KBC courses online. The courses will be taught in a “live” format to optimize participant...

Intermediate level. Designed to meet the needs of a broad spectrum of staff, from WIC, hospitals, and home visitors. Registration fee – $110 The Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition is committed to the health and wellbeing of our attendees and instructors and will therefore be presenting...

Speaker: Hakima Tafunzi Payne MSN RN, Uzazi Village, Kansas City, MO Obstetric Racism is a term coined by Black Feminist author and researcher, Dana-Ain Davis 2020).  She describes obstetric racism as sitting at the intersection of medical racism and obstetric violence.  At Uzazi Village,...

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Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition and Lactancia Latina en el Suroeste de Kansas are offering a 4-hour breastfeeding training “Everyone for Lactation” for those who help Spanish-speaking families. Registration is Free and the training is ONLY available in Spanish.  Training will be over ZOOM. If you have...

Join the Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition online to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the “Community Supporting Breastfeeding” (CSB) designation which recognizes communities in Kansas who are building a culture of breastfeeding support across sectors. Twenty eight communities have achieved this important designation… so far! Join...

Hosted by Kansas WIC Speaker: Paulina Erices, MS, IBCLC, IMH®E-II While Latino/Hispanic breastfeeding initiation rates are high compared to other ethnicities, lower rates of breastfeeding duration and exclusivity among Hispanic infants, compared with non-Hispanic white infants, have been documented. Suboptimal breastfeeding in Latino infants...

Everyone is welcome! Join at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/486640693 or Call in at (408) 650-3123 Access Code: 486-640-693

Speakers: Brenda Bandy, IBCLC and Treva Smith, CBE, CHW We will walk through the Six Steps to Achieving Breastfeeding Goals for WIC Clinics from the National WIC Association and apply them to Kansas.  Along the way, we will explore the WIC Breastfeeding website tools...