The International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners® (IBLCE®) and International Lactation Consultant Association® (ILCA®) have recognized the Katena Center at Saint Clare’s Denville Hospital for excellence in lactation care.
Saint Clare’s has received the IBCLC Care Award in recognition for staffing professionals
who hold the prestigious International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant® (IBCLC®)
certification and providing a lactation program for breastfeeding families. In addition, the
facility demonstrated that it has recently completed activities that help protect, promote, and
support breastfeeding.
Bayyinah Muhammad, MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC, IBCLC, Chair of the Board of Directors of
IBLCE recently shared, “By integrating IBCLCs into your care team, you are empowering
families with the education, support, and encouragement they need to make informed feeding
choices and build strong, healthy bonds from the very beginning. Thank you for championing maternal and infant health. Your efforts are truly valued and make a lasting impact on communities.”
IBCLC’s focus on preventive care so they are available during pregnancy to assess and provide
information on how to successfully initiate breastfeeding. They continue that assistance after the
baby is born by helping families overcome breastfeeding challenges, providing accurate
information, and continuing to support them as their baby grows. They assist families returning
to work or school, help families in more unusual situations such as breastfeeding more than one
baby or nursing a sick or premature infant, and help train nursing staff to manage basic
breastfeeding care.
Maxine Scringer-Wilkes BN, MN, RN, IBCLC, President of ILCA added, “IBCLCs represent
the professional standard worldwide in providing skilled lactation care and clinical expertise for
breastfeeding families. Throughout their perinatal experience families require lactation support
both within facilities and in their communities to attain their feeding goals. The IBCLC Care
Award recognizes facilities that employ IBCLCs, highlighting their vital contribution to
improving public health around the world.”
As allied health care professionals with the leading internationally recognized certification for
professional lactation services, IBCLC professionals work in hospitals and birthing centers,
clinics, public health agencies, private practice, community settings, government agencies, and in
research. There are currently nearly over 38,000 such professionals in 136 countries worldwide
who are IBCLCs (www.iblce.org). The IBCLC certification program is accredited by the
NCCA, the accreditation arm of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence. NCCA accreditation
represents a mark of quality and excellence for professional certification programs.
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About Saint Clare’s Health
Saint Clare’s Health, a member of Prime Healthcare, is an award-winning provider of compassionate care delivered with the latest technology, serving the communities of Morris, Sussex, and Warren counties. Its network of hospitals and healthcare facilities, include Denville Hospital, Dover Hospital, Behavioral Health Centers in Boonton, Denville, and Parsippany, and an Imaging Center in Parsippany, among other satellite locations.