Linda J. Smith, MPH, FACCE, IBCLC, FILCA, is a lactation consultant,
childbirth educator, author, and internationally-known consultant on
breastfeeding and birthing issues. Linda is also co-writer of the newest
book from La Leche League International, Sweet Sleep: Nighttime and Naptime
Strategies for the Breastfeeding Family.

Linda will be presenting the following topics on Friday, October 7:

The Impact of Birth Practices on Breastfeeding
Safe Sleep for the Breastfeeding Family
Infant Feeding in Emergencies and International Code: Protecting and
Supporting Breastfeeding and Use of Human Milk
Perinatal Lyme Disease: What We Know and What We Don’t Know
Restoring the Continuum Back to Breast: Recovery Strategies for Babies
Who Won’t Latch

She will also present the following topics at the Area Conference on
Saturday, October 8:

Perinatal Lyme Disease: What We Know and What We Don’t Know
Restoring the Continuum Back to Breast: Recovery Strategies for Babies
Who Won’t Latch
Impact of Swaddling on Breastfeeding Infants
Common Speed Bumps in the First Week Post Birth
Fostering the New Normal (breastfeeding for 2+ years or more, what to
expect, complementary foods)

Linda is ILCA’s liaison to the World Health Organization’s Baby Friendly
Hospital Initiative and consultant to INFACT Canada/IBFAN North America. As
a former La Leche League Leader and Lamaze-certified Childbirth Educator,
she provided education and support to diverse families for over 35 years in
nine cities in the US and Canada. Linda has worked in a three-hospital
system in Texas, a public health agency in Virginia, and served as
breastfeeding coordinator for the Ohio Department of Health. Linda was a
founder of IBLCE, founder and past board member of ILCA, and is a delegate
to the United States Breastfeeding Committee from the American
Breastfeeding Institute. Linda earned her Master’s Degree in Public Health
through the Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University in
2011. She owns the Bright Future Lactation Resource Center, whose mission
is “Supporting the People who Support Breastfeeding” with lactation
education programs, consulting services, and educational resources.

CERPs have been applied for.