A Bit About Us, Our Journeys and our Passions
Tiffany Haddad MSN, AGPCNP- BC, IBCLC
After over 10 years as a Nurse Practitioner and 6 years a La Leche League Leader providing breastfeeding support I bring to you this very dear project.
Through my experience as a health care provider, volunteer and mother I found an incredibly large gap in the healthcare we currently provide to our mothers and babies in this country. My goal is to help close that gap. I combine my skills, personal knowledge and expertise to provide the medical care to new and experienced moms, and breastfeeding support for babies and families.
I have the unique ability to collaborate with your health care team to develop a medical care plan to support you in reaching your lactation goals. Most importantly I provide you and your baby with the medical care and support you need during lactation.
Education
BSN: Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing with additional major in psychology from Cedar Crest College, Allentown PA 2006
MSN: Master’s of Science in Nursing- Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and Geriatrics from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing 2010
Credentials
AGPCNP-BC : Adult and Geriatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Board Certified through American Nurses Credentialing Center.
To become a nurse practitioner you must complete your MSN which includes direct patient care with supervised independent practitioners. After completion of degree to become certified you must pass national certification exam within your practice speciality and continue to maintain continuing education requirements.
IBCLC : International Board Certified Lactation Consultant Board Certified through International Board Certified Lactation Examiners
To become an IBCLC you must have over 90 hours of lactation specific education, a formal educational background in health science, over 500 hours of hands on lactation care and have successfully passed the IBCLC exam. Must continue to complete yearly continuing educational requirements.
La Leche League Leader: La Leche League International
To become an accredited La Leche League Leader you must have 12 months of personal breastfeeding experience, have supported the mission statement of La Leche League, have a personal recommendation to become a Leader and complete approximately 9 months of mentorship by an accredited Leader.
“My goals in life have always been clear, provide to others, continue to do better and instill hope and support in the places where it is needed the most.”
Tiffany is seeing families in their homes in Hudson County (including Hoboken, Jersey City, Union City and Weehawken NJ). She is offering virtual visits to families living throughout the state of NJ.
Jori is seeing clients in their homes in Hudson County as well as Bergen County NJ. Jori is also offering virtual visits to clients living in New York State.
Jori Belkin MS, IBCLC, CNM, RN
Jori brings over 10 years of experience in women’s health and maternity care to the MilkBodySoul team. Jori began her career as a birth doula, then became a labor and delivery nurse and further pursed her passion by receiving a Master’s in Nurse Midwifery. She has spent the last 5 years delivering babies as a Nurse-Midwife in NYC.
She has always been drawn to helping women in her community feel empowered in their birth process and into their new parenthood journey. After having her son and going through her own breastfeeding struggles Jori began to focus on lactation. She aims to find a breastfeeding plan that works for individual families and their lactation goals by drawing from her knowledge of birth and postpartum medical care.
Jori has advanced training in lactation, women’s ultrasonography, obstetric surgical first assist and fertility.
Education
BSN: Bachelor’s of Arts in Asian Studies, India from Hamilton College, Clinton ,NY in 2011
BS: Bachelor's of Science in Nursing from New York University New York, NY in 2014
MSN: Master’s of Science in Nurse-Midwifery from New York University, New York NY in 2018
Credentials
CNM: Certified Nurse-Midwife, through the American Midwifery Certification Board
To become a Nurse-Midwife you must complete your MS which includes direct patient care with independent practitioners. After receiving your MS you must pass a national certification exam.
IBCLC: International Board Certified Lactation Consultant Board Certified through International Board Certified Lactation Examiners
RN: Registered Nurse
Aleksandra Popkowska, M.S., CCC-SLP, CNT, IBCLC, NTMTC
Aleks is a Speech-Language Pathologist and Certified Neonatal Therapist with over 5 years of experience working with medically complex and challenging feeding cases in NJ/NYC/Brooklyn areas. She is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and Neonatal Touch and Massage Therapist Certified provider, who currently works in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and outpatient clinic focusing on feeding/swallowing disorders. As a full-time clinician working with premature, medically fragile infants and complex pediatric patients. Aleks works to facilitate comprehensive assessment and treatment of feeding and swallowing disorders, lactation support to mothers of nursing infants, fosters positive mealtimes with caregivers across a variety of social settings and facilitate whole body/holistic care strategies to promote bonding and development in the context of feeding.
Education
MS: Master’s of Science in Speech-Language Pathology, New York Medical College, Valhalla NY in 2018
completed a 9 month Clinical Fellowship in Neonatal and Pediatric Speech-Langugae Pathology at New-York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in 2018
BS: Bachelor’s of Science in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Iona University, New Rochelle, NY in 2016
Credentials:
CCC-SLP: Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology (SLP) certified through the American Speech-Langauge-Hearing Association (ASHA).
To receive this national recognized professional credential, one must have met rigorous academic and profession standards, going beyond the minimum requirements for state licensure. This individual has the knowledge, skills and expertise to provide high quality clinical services.
CNT: Certified Neonatal Therapist certified through the Neonatal Therapy Certified Board (NTCB)
To become a Certified Neonatal Therapist one must undergo analysis, evaluation and testing in accordance with the certification standards set by the NTCB. This certification provides validation of their clinical experience and knowledge, and declares professional competence for the specialized area of practice in the Neonatal ICU.
IBCLC: International Board Certified Lactation Consultant certified through the International Board Certified Lactation Examiners
NTMTC: Neonatal Touch and Massage Therapist Certified certified through Creative Therapy Consultants
This certification provides one with the holistic, neonatal and systems theory approach to massage, with an emphasis on families and nurturing opportunities, while elevating the standard of care in neonatal caregivers and clinicians’ practice.