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lactation consultant

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lactation consultant,
a health care professional, often with advanced certification, who provides education and management related to breastfeeding.


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Registered nurse and lactation consultant Karen Kerkhoff Gromada presents the third revised edition of Mothering Multiples: Breastfeeding & Caring for Twins or More
According to Ginger Carney, a clinical nutrition manager and lactation consultant at Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee, "The unique coordination of the tongue, lips, and jaw during breastfeeding exercises the muscles used for speech.
Vicky York of Eugene is an author, an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and certified postpartum doula.
 
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