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The Breastfeeding Clinic: Our History
The Breastfeeding Clinic is managed by International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs) Nona D. Andaya-Castillo, IBCLC and Elvira L. Henares-Esguerra, MD, FPDS, FABM, RPh. Dr. Elvira is also a Fellow of the international medical group Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine.
They are both internationally trained and accredited experts since 2004. The professional fees support scholarships and advocacy projects of Nurturers of the Earth.
They are both internationally trained and accredited experts since 2004. The professional fees support scholarships and advocacy projects of Nurturers of the Earth.
They were breastfeeding mothers who believe and practiced exclusive breastfeeding beyond 2 years complemented with indigenous foods from 6 months onwards. The clinic provides services from pregnancy and natural birthing to breastfeeding, natural fertility management and natural healing.
Since 1997, Nona has helped and supported more than a thousand mothers to sustain breastfeeding beyond two years. In 2001, she met Elvira who was determined to breastfeed her third child. Nona was able to help Elvira reach her breastfeeding goals. In return, Elvira decided to support Nona’s advocacies.
Since 1997, Nona has helped and supported more than a thousand mothers to sustain breastfeeding beyond two years. In 2001, she met Elvira who was determined to breastfeed her third child. Nona was able to help Elvira reach her breastfeeding goals. In return, Elvira decided to support Nona’s advocacies.
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In 2002, they opened the first breastfeeding clinic in the Philippines in a private hospital to serve its indigent patients. On the first day of classes, mothers who attended the session were so poor some of them live in cemeteries. Out of the 27 mothers who the attended, only one was breastfeeding. The following week, that sole mother discontinued breastfeeding upon the advice of her doctor. Alarmed, these advocates decided to pursue a national campaign to support, promote and protect breastfeeding.
In 2004, the two passed the international accreditation for Lactation Consultancy, a profession that is already a standard part of the healthcare team in all European hospitals and in many developed countries like the USA, Canada and Australia. The International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) is an institution recognized by the US National Commission on Certifying Agencies since 1988.
In 2004, the two passed the international accreditation for Lactation Consultancy, a profession that is already a standard part of the healthcare team in all European hospitals and in many developed countries like the USA, Canada and Australia. The International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) is an institution recognized by the US National Commission on Certifying Agencies since 1988.
