Unlocking Milk Production: Keys to Clinical Assessment and Management Lecture Pack

Emma became a breastfeeding counsellor with the UK's Association of Breastfeeding Mothers in 2007. She has been an IBCLC since 2011 and volunteers at two groups in Haringey in North London. She is on the board of trustees for the Human Milk Foundation - a charity committed to improving access to donor human milk. She has written several books including ‘You’ve Got it in You: a positive guide to breastfeeding’ for new parents and ‘The Breast Book’ for pre-teens and teens. Her book, “Breastfeeding past the first six months and beyond: a guide for professionals and parents” was published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers and followed in February 2024 by ‘Supporting the transition from breastfeeding: a guide to weaning for professionals, supporters and parents’. She devotes a portion of her private practice to supporting parents who continue to breastfeed beyond infancy, including during the weaning process. In 2022, Emma received the Lactation Consultations of Great Britain award for outstanding contribution to breastfeeding. You can find her at www.emmapickettbreastfeedingsupport.com and on instagram as @emmapickettibclc. Her podcast "Makes Milk with Emma Pickett" launched in September 2023.

Anjar Setiani is a pediatrician in Indonesia since 2014. She contributes in establishing the hospital-based Praborini lactation team in Jakarta, Indonesia. She is practicing frenotomy for tongue-tie and lip-tie and now helping many mothers to achieve their breastfeeding goals, include Praborini method for relactation and induction of lactation. She is a member of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine and International Lactation Consultant Association. She is also a trainer of the Indonesian Society of Perinatology, Lactation and Kangaroo Mother Care programs.

Anna Sadovnikova, PhD, IBCLC, MPH, MA is a mammary gland biologist and clinical lactation specialist with an interest in chronic nipple pain, hormonal regulation of milk production, and lactation education of health professionals. She is an Adjunct Professor of Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine at the University of Rochester where she is the Director of Research Education for the LILAC program. She is a third year medical student at UC Davis in the MD/PhD program, where for her PhD dissertation she aimed to define the mechanism by which stress regulates milk production. Her MPH/MA research was in international policies and practices surrounding human donor milk banking. Between 2013 and 2021, she served as the co-founder and CEO of LiquidGoldConcept. She is "mama" to a preschooler (breastfed for 3+ years) and toddler (still breastfeeding with no end in sight)!

Ever since she can remember, Molly Peterson has loved babies and now she is fortunate enough to be surrounded by them everyday! Molly found her passion for breastfeeding support shortly after graduating college with a degree in speech pathology. It was then that she discovered you can help feed babies for a living and she knew that's exactly what she wanted to do. Molly sat for her board exam in 2016 and has been working in private practice ever since. Molly owns Wisco Lactation along with her amazing business partner where she has seven IBCLCs and a myofunctional therapist. Molly believes in providing unique, evidence-based support to families so that they may make their own informed choices in infant feeding. Her focus is to meet families where they are at and support them in a judgment free way that puts their mental health first.

When Molly is not working, she enjoys spending time with her amazing husband and daughter. She loves being outside, attempting to bake something in the kitchen, and drinking copious amounts of coffee.

Charlotte is an IBCLC and parent educator based in the North West of England, UK, with years of experience as a peer supporter and volunteer coordinator. Charlotte works tirelessly to support, protect, and promote breastfeeding. Her passion comes from her own difficult experience breastfeeding her son, Leo, which led to breastfeeding grief and trauma. Charlotte was able to successfully breastfeed Leo past infancy after accessing the right support, which galvanised her to work towards her IBCLC accreditation. Charlotte provides infant feeding support to families in a variety of settings, and frequently takes part in providing training and education for other baby and childcare professionals on a variety of infant feeding topics.

LaShanda Dandrich (she/her) is a Harlem, NY-based International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and co-founder of the Lactation Learning Collective and Training Coordinator for Chocolate Milk Cafe National. After the birth of her daughter in 2009, her passion for breastfeeding and supporting mothers and families in the postpartum period blossomed. She became a trained postpartum doula while pursuing her IBCLC credential.
LaShanda provides pre-natal and postpartum lactation support. She proudly serves families of diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds throughout NYC. She continues to give back within perinatal health functioning as a trainer and mentor to other professionals helping to grow and diversify the lactation profession.