Baby Café Bakersfield and Central Valley Lactation Association are projects of Lactation Matters, Inc.

Central Valley Lactation Association (CVLA) is an official chapter of the United States Lactation Consultant Association (USLCA). It was founded in 2013 in Bakersfield, CA and serves California’s Central Valley Region.

The mission of Central Valley Lactation Association is to enrich, promote, support and provide continuing education for IBCLCs, health care providers and all others working to support breastfeeding families in California’s Central Valley.

CVLA works closely with community partners throughout the Central Valley.

Through shared efforts to improve the environment in which families can pursue their infant feeding goals, we are making a difference in the Central Valley!

CVLA offers membership to any individual who is interested. A $40 annual membership entitles the member to participate in all regular CVLA educational events, including at least 6 USLCA webinars (delivered online) per year; together, these webinars will provide the member with a minimum of 6 contact hours for registered nurses as well as 6 CERPs for re-certifying IBCLCs. Additional events are occasionally added to the annual schedule.