Using the International Code to Create Change

Nancy began helping nursing families in 1982 as a volunteer peer supporter. She became an IBCLC in 1991 and spent 10 years growing a large private lactation practice in the Chicago area, where she worked one-on-one with thousands of families. Nancy is the author or co-author of three current books for nursing parents and two for lactation specialists, including her 2020 textbook, Breastfeeding Answers (2nd ed). Her Breastfeeding Solutions app is used worldwide, and her YouTube channel has millions of views. She currently creates innovative lactation education for aspiring and recertifying lactation consultants online at LactaLearning.com and speaks at events internationally. Nancy was in the first group of 16 to be honoured for their contributions to breastfeeding with the designation FILCA, Fellow of the International Lactation Consultant Association.