Mary-Margaret Coates, MS, IBCLC
Mary-Margaret Coates is the mother of three breastfed children, two of whom began life in intensive care nurseries.
She has held the following positions/roles:
La Leche League International group leader, 1977-1992
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), 1985 (first year certification offered) to present
Wrote first chapter in all three editions of Breastfeeding and Human Lactation
Speaker at La Leche League of Colorado/Wyoming biennial conference in 1990 and 1992
Speaker at International Lactation Consultant Association annual meetings in 1989, 1991, 1996
Speaker at Australian International Lactation Consultant Association annual meeting, 1998
Jan Riordan, EdD, RN, IBCLC, FAAN - Wichita State University College of Nursing, Wichita, Kansas
Jan Riordan, author, lecturer, researcher, and consultant on breastfeeding is a Professor of Nursing at Wichita State University. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, a La Leche League Leader, and a practicing IBLCE certified lactation consultant. A member of La Leche League, International Health Advisory Council, Dr. Riordan has served on International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners and as a Chair of the Research Committee for the International Lactation Consultant Association.
