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Sharla Lloyd Halperin, MPH, IBCLC

Education, Training, and Experience:

•MPH, Boston University School of Public Health: Maternal and Child Health; Community Assessment, Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation; Health Communication and Promotion

•BS Nutrition, The University of Texas at Austin

•Instructor at Newton Wellesley Hospital Childbirth Education Department

•Public Health Nutritionist at Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

•La Leche League Leader

•Birth and Postpartum Doula

•Midwifery Student

•Mother of two breastfed children             

Professional Affiliations:

I am a member of the following organizations:

•American Public Health Association (APHA)

•Massachusetts Public Health Association (MPHA)

•International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA)

•National Lactation Consultant Alliance (NLCA)

•United States Lactation Consultant Association (USLCA)

•Massachusetts Lactation Consultant Association (MLCA) (Past President; Board Member, 2021-Present)

•Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition (MBC)

•Boston Area Childbirth Educators-Nursing Mothers Council (BACE-NMC)

Evidence-based Care:

I adhere to the guidelines and recommendations set forth by the following health entities:

•The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM)

•The World Health Organization (WHO)

•The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

•The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

•The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

•The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

•The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)