In this issue’s Lactation Newsmakers: Documenting our History, we are featuring Elizabeth Hormann, who has been a force in breastfeeding advocacy globally for over a half century of counselling, teaching, and writing to create a better experience for breastfeeding mothers. Elizabeth Hormann was born and raised in the United States. She has a bachelor’s degree from Boston College (1967) and a master’s degree from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education (1976). In 1972, she started training and lecturing at conferences, while raising her five breastfed children. Just after receiving her IBCLC in 1986, she changed continents moving to live and work in Germany. She was a role model, influencing the development of the IBCLC accreditation in Europe. Elizabeth Hormann was a pioneer in lecturing and sharing expertise during the 1980s, when there was a renewed interest in breastfeeding and a huge demand on breastfeeding education for health professionals. She helped to advance the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in many countries, as a trainer and as an assessor. Over the years, she shared her expertise about relactation breastfeeding and infant feeding during emergencies. As the author and a translator of a number of breastfeeding books, her influence has been felt across Europe and Africa.

在本期的哺乳期新闻人物中：记录我们的历史，我们的主角是伊丽莎白·霍曼（Elizabeth Hormann），她在半个多世纪的咨询、教学和写作中一直在全球倡导母乳喂养，为母乳喂养的母亲创造更好的体验。伊丽莎白霍曼在美国出生和长大。她拥有波士顿学院的学士学位（1967 年）和哈佛大学教育研究生院的硕士学位（1976 年）。1972 年，她开始在会议上进行培训和演讲，同时抚养五个母乳喂养的孩子。就在 1986 年获得 IBCLC 后，她改变了大陆，搬到了德国生活和工作。她是一个榜样，影响了 IBCLC 认证在欧洲的发展。伊丽莎白霍曼是 1980 年代讲授和分享专业知识的先驱，当人们对母乳喂养重新产生兴趣并且对卫生专业人员进行母乳喂养教育的需求巨大时。作为培训师和评估员，她帮助推动了许多国家的爱婴医院倡议 (BFHI)。多年来，她分享了她在紧急情况下的母乳喂养和婴儿喂养方面的专业知识。作为多本母乳喂养书籍的作者和翻译，她的影响遍及欧洲和非洲。