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New York Statewide Breastfeeding Coalition
Registration is now open for our March 27, 2023 Virtual Conference!
Learn more about the conference sessions and presenters. Register now for the Early Bird Rate! Session recordings will be available until May 1, 2023 for paid registrants. A total of 7.5 L CERPs have been awarded by IBCLC.
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Statement from the Coalition June 2020:
The New York Statewide Breastfeeding Coalition would like to express our sincere condolences to the family of George Floyd on his violent and inhumane death. As fellow New Yorkers, and Americans, we acknowledge the anger and despair of the Black community, as well as other communities of color and wish to convey our commitment to solutions that enables families to feel safe from harm, to secure a quality of life that decreases the daily stress from centuries of racial injustice, and promotes the welfare of mothers and children. A healthy mother, baby, and family depends on the solidarity of all people to dismantle systemic racism, the driver of racial inequities that span the spectrum from housing, food, education, employment, health, and all aspects of life that are met with injustice and inequality. To fulfill our mission of promoting, supporting and protecting breastfeeding for all New Yorkers, we commit to joining others in ending racial injustice, racism and anti-Blackness. Breastfeeding is the foundation of health equality.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE - ONLINE!
MARCH 27, 2023
Registration will soon be open! Register early for our special discounted rate! Conference will be recorded this year, so you can register and view it later.
The mission of New York Statewide Breastfeeding Coalition (NYSBC) is to promote, protect, and support breastfeedingfor all New Yorkers. The NYSBC is a nonprofit, all-volunteer coalition of member organizations focusing on issues and opportunities that affect breastfeeding.
An integral part of our mission is to develop our annual breastfeeding conference to increase participants’ knowledge and skills to advance breastfeeding equity. We strive to present a balanced inclusive program of new research, evidence-based practices, clinical practice techniques, and best practices from New York’s diverse communities. We select topics and presenters based on the current literature, hot topics, and the recommendations of previous conference participants, colleagues, and members.
Diversity in gender and gender identity has been increasingly recognized for the past 50 years, and it is still evolving. Many organizations, institutions, and individuals are making efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion by prioritizing equity outside of the gender binary and eliminating “sexed-language.” There is no consensus, however, on how to best make changes to language or terminology. We are aware that discussions about gender and sex identities evoke strong feelings, both positive and negative, that may be rooted in culture, religion, personal experience, and bigotry. The use of gender or sexed-base language may differ in one-on-one situations with patients or clients compared to statements about a larger population, which can vary depending on the audience, context or purpose.
March 15, 2022
The New York Statewide Breastfeeding Coalition
is an advocacy, not-for-profit organization focusing on issues that affect breastfeeding. The NYSBC is an organization made up of lactation consultants, health care providers, regional breastfeeding coalitions and the major statewide maternal and child health organizations.
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