Mary Rose Tully
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Mary Rose Tully MPH
, IBCLC
, was a noted lactation consultant, director of the Department of Lactation Services at the University of North Carolina's Women's Hospital
, and an adjunct clinical instructor of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina's School of Medicine. She researched and helped to expand knowledge of human breast milk
. In the mid-1970s, she helped establish the non-profit Piedmont Milk Bank, now known as the WakeMed Mothers' Milk Bank and Lactation Center located in Raleigh, North Carolina
. She was a founding member of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America in 1985 and received a lifetime achievement award from the organization in 2007.
Professional degrees of public health
The Master of Public Health and the Doctor of Public Health are multi-disciplinary professional degrees awarded for studies in areas related to public health....
, IBCLC
Lactation consultant
A lactation consultant is a healthcare provider recognized as an expert in the fields of human lactation and breastfeeding. The USLCA, United States Lactation Consultant Association, is the presiding organization in the United States of America and the International Lactation Consultant...
, was a noted lactation consultant, director of the Department of Lactation Services at the University of North Carolina's Women's Hospital
UNC Hospitals
Founded as North Carolina Memorial Hospital, UNC Health Care is a non-profit medical system owned by the State of North Carolina and primarily located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It was organized in 1952 as the medical school of the University of North Carolina...
, and an adjunct clinical instructor of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina's School of Medicine. She researched and helped to expand knowledge of human breast milk
Breast milk
Breast milk, more specifically human milk, is the milk produced by the breasts of a human female for her infant offspring...
. In the mid-1970s, she helped establish the non-profit Piedmont Milk Bank, now known as the WakeMed Mothers' Milk Bank and Lactation Center located in Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
. She was a founding member of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America in 1985 and received a lifetime achievement award from the organization in 2007.
Publications
- M R Tully. "Donor Milk Banking". Chapter 33 in Core Curriculum for Lactation Consultant Practice, 2nd ed. Patricia J. Martens, Walker Marsha, editors. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2008.
- M R Tully, Lockhart-Borman L, Updegrove K. "Stories of Success: The Use of Donor Milk is Increasing in North America". Journal of Human Lactation, Journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 2004;20:75-77.
- J S LaKind, Birnbach Nettie, Borgert Christopher J, Sonawane Babasaheb R, Tully M R, Friedman Linda. "Human Milk Surveillance and Research of Environmental Chemicals: Concepts for Consideration in Interpreting and Presenting Study Results". Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health 2002;65(22):1909–1928.
- M R Tully. "Recipient Prioritization and Use of Human Milk in the Hospital Setting". Journal of Human Lactation, Journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 2002;18(4):393-6.
- D B Tully, Jones F, Tully M R. "Donor Milk: What's in It and What's Not". Journal of Human Lactation, Journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 2001;17:152-155.
- M R Tully, Register N, Eren M, Lowdermilk D, Hammond R. "Knowledge and Attitudes of Pediatric Office Nursing Staff about Breastfeeding". Journal of Human Lactation, Journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 2000;16(3):210-5.
- M R Tully. "Year of Remarkable Growth for Donor Milk Banking in North America". Journal of Human Lactation, Journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 2000;16(3):235-236.
- M R Tully. "Recommendations for Handling of Mother's Own Milk". Journal of Human Lactation, Journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 2000;16(2):149-51.
- M R Tully. Cost of Establishing and Operating a Human Milk Bank. Journal of Human Lactation, Journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 2000;16:57-59.
- M R Tully. "Donating Human Milk as Part of the Grieving Process". Journal of Human Lactation, Journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 1999;15:149-151.
- M R Tully. "Human Milk Banking in Sweden and Denmark". Journal of Human Lactation, Journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 1991;7:145-6.