VELB, as the European Association, addresses you bilingually in the Homepage so that you can find all information in English and in German. There is also information on the French and Italian continuing education offerings of the VELB European Institute for Breastfeeding and Lactation in these languages.

We had the great pleasure to welcome more than 900 participants from 52 countries and speakers from 30 different nations at the first joined conference of VELB and ILCA. We are pleased about the friendly comments arriving after the conference and hope we will meet all of you again at the next VELB conference Basle. Mark the date in your diary: 21. to 23. of October 2010.

VELB Conference in Basle/Switzerland We say thank you to all who made the conference the wonderful event it was, all participants, all the exhibitors and to our primary sponsor Ardo Medical AG. The conference syllabus can be ordered here.

VELB turned 20! Starting with four countries VELB developed to an organization that in the mean time unites 17 national organizations.

Publications can be found on the page titled Worth knowing.
Among these are the new ILCA guidelines “Clinical Guidelines for the Establishment of Exclusive Breastfeeding” published in 2005 and by VELB in German translation in 2006.

You will find information on continuing education under Training/Continuing Education through the VELB European Institute for Breastfeeding and Lactation..

It is now possible to become an ILCA member through VELB membership. For the time being this membership means receipt of all emails and of the eGlobe but NO access to Member-Login on the ILCA Homepage. However there will be further discussions on this.