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DirectionsPrince Conference Center at Calvin College 1800 East Beltline SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546Phone: 616-526-7200From North and West I-196 or I -96 toward Lansing, Exit East Beltline, Exit 38, to M37 / East Beltline and travel south 3 miles exit at Calvin College.From East or SouthI-96 to Exit 43a, 28th St East, to East Beltline about 3 miles, travel north and exit at Calvin College.

HotelPrince Conference Center 1800 East Beltline, SE Grand Rapids, MI 49546Phone: 616-526-7200 Toll Free: 866-526-47200Nursing Mothers:A breast pumping room will be available, bring your own pump and supplies.Quiet nursing babies in arms are welcome.A reserved table will be available.

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Monday, May 13, 2019 Prince Conference Center

At Calvin College Grand Rapids, MI

Speaker Dr Nils Bergman

Breastfeeding Today 18th Annual Breastfeeding Conference

West Michigan Association of Lactation Consultants

PROGRAMBreastfeeding TodayMonday, May 13, 2019Prince Conference Center, Grand Rapids, MI

7:30 am Registration Opens8:20 - 8:30 Introductions8:30 - 10:00 The Scientific and Evidence Base for Skin-to-skin Contact10:00 - 10:15 Break 10:15 - 11:45 Kangaroo Mother Care: Restoring the Original Paradigm for Infant Care11:45- 1:00 Lunch1:00 - 2:30 Immediate Parent-Infant Skin-TO-Skin Study (IPISTOSS) – research update2:30 - 2:45 Break2:45 - 4:15 The Embodiment of the science - the Kangaroula4:15 Adjourn

REGISTRATION FEES*Registration includes continental breakfast, lunch, breaks and all conference materials. *Registration fees are not refundable. Space is limited.

Registration Fee: $95 _______ $115 ______

Students / Resident ** $60 _______ $80 ______** Nurse or Medical Students & Residents must furnish proof of enrollment.

Peer Counselor *** $60 _______ $80 ______***Peer Counselor registration at this fee will be limited to the first 10 registrants. Regular Registration Fee will apply after that. Must provide proof of employment from employer.

Online Registration (PREFERRED)www.WMALC.org

Mail RegistrationMake Checks Payable to: WMALCMail Registration To: (Detach and Mail)

WMALC Conference Registration ℅ Alice Christensen, BSN, IBCLC

1638 Margaret Ave SE Grand Rapids, MI 49507

Registration questions Email (preferred): aachristensen@sbcglobal.net Phone (optional): 616-245-3456

Visit www.wmalc.org for updates

REGISTRATIONWest Michigan Association of Lactation ConsultantsBreastfeeding TodayMonday, May 13, 2019Prince Conference Center at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI

Name ____________________________________________

Address _________________________________________

City ______________________ State _____ Zip ________

Credentials _______________________________________ (RN, MD, IBCLC, Med Student, etc)

Badge Name _____________________________________

Phone _____________________ Fax _________________

E-mail* (For confirmation) ________________________________

Employer ______________________ Position ___________

Special Needs ____________________________________

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITSIBCLE CERPS, RN, RD Credits applied for.AMA Category 1 & AAFP Prescribed Credits applied for.

Early Registration Postmarked ON or BEFORE

May 1, 2019

Late Registration Postmarked AFTER

May 1, 2019

WEST MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF LACTATION CONSULTANTS - “BREASTFEEDING TODAY”WMALC is proud to sponsor the 18th annual breastfeeding conference -“Breastfeeding Today”. This conference has been highly rated by attendees and features nationally and internationally known speakers recognized in the field of breastfeeding and human lactation. WMALC was formed in 2000 and is dedicated to enhancing public education about the benefits of breastfeeding, supports improved access to lactation support services and comprehensive evidence-based breastfeeding education for health professionals. WMALC supports the need to increase the breastfeeding rates to meet the goals of Healthy People 2020 and promotes the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.

SPEAKERNils Bergman MB ChB, MPH, MD

Dr Bergman graduated at the University of Cape Town, and has worked in South Africa, Ciskei and, Sweden, before working seven years as Medical Superintendent and District Medical Officer at Manama Mission, Zimbabwe. Here he, together with Midwife Agneta Jurisoo, developed and implemented Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) for premature infants right from birth. This resulted in a five-fold improvement in survival of Very Low Birth Weight babies. He introduced KMC to South Africa in 1995, and after 5 years, KMC became official policy for care of prematures in the hospitals of the Western Cape province. He has given keynote addresses on KMC at International Conferences in six continents, and published articles on a variety of subjects in medical journals. He now researches and promotes KMC fulltime. He was for 6 years Senior Medical Superintendent of the Mowbray Maternity Hospital (7000 deliveries per year) and five Midwife Obstetric Units (11000 deliveries per year). Dr Bergman continues to live and work in Cape Town, as a Consulting Public Health Physician. He is also an Honorary Research Associate at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Apart from his original degree, he holds a Diploma in Child Health, a Masters degree in Public Health, and a Doctoral degree in Clinical Pharmacology, on the effects of scorpion stings. He is married to Jill, and father to Rebecka, Simon and Emma.