Prof. Guliz Onat
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiner (IBLCE) is valued worldwide as the most trusted source for certifying practitioners in lactation and breastfeeding care. IBLCE establishes the highest standards in lactation and breastfeeding care worldwide and certifies individuals who meet these standards. Owner this certifies call as International Board of Certificated Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Assoc. Prof. Guliz Onat is the second IBCLC in Turkey and unique person among Turkish nurses.
She is lecture in university and work as lactation consultant and prenatal pilates trainer.
WHO IS ASSOC.PROF. GULIZ ONAT BY HER OWN WORDS
As an academic: I was born in Istanbul in 1981. I graduated Kızılay (Turkish Red Cross) Private Nursing High School in 1999 which the oldest nursing school in Turkey and been trained Turkish nursing leaders. I graduated from Istanbul University’s Bakirkoy Health School as the top student of the year in 2003. I worked same university as a research assistant in nursing and midwifery departments for 9 years. In 2013, I been founder member of Istanbul Aydin University’s Health Sciences Faculty. I built up nursing and child development departments in the faculty and being head of departments. In April 2015, I gain academic title as associate professor. In September 2015, I retired.
I have authored a book in English called "Reproductive Health" which was published in 2010 by the American publisher Nova Sciences. I have written a number of articles, given several presentations, written chapters in books and has served as a reviewer, both nationally and internationally. To share knowledge, skills and experience with mothers, I continues to write for Anne&Bebek magazine and alternatifanne.com.
I have certificies “lactation consultancy by Health Ministery” (2008), “neonatal resucitation” (2007), “training for prenatal trainers” (2004), “sexual health consultancy” (2014).
The first nurse who is IBCLC and second IBCLC in Turkey
My story as a lactation consultant has started with a project 5 years ago. The project encompansed that provided a visitor nurse by a private insurance company’s for their costemers’s in postnatal term. I named of project “touch miracle” in order to imply giving birth and breastfeeding are a miracle. Under this project, I visited more than 60 houses in 6 mouths. At the same time, I worked as visitor newborn nurse for a home care company. I gave health care more than 100 families in postnatal period in a one year. Like this way, my story began as being lactation consultant.
I am the first nurse who titled IBCLC (International Board Certificated Lactation Consultant) in Turkey (2015). International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners is valued worldwide as the most trusted source for certifying practitioners in lactation and breastfeeding care. IBLCE establishes the highest standards in lactation and breastfeeding care worldwide and certifies individuals who meet these standards. Owner this certifies call as International Board of Certificated Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
I have worked as lactation consultant in do-um.com for 4 years.
As a Pilates Trainer
In order to morhers getting prepared natural birth, I wanted to share all my knowledge and experinces being as a widwive, lactation consultant and academic of maternity nurse. I completed a few training programmes such as from internatonal pilates federation. I have gotten mothers prepared their bodies, psychologically and mentality to natural giving birth via pilates.
I can speak English well and have a certificated photographer and a fashion designer. I spare time activities include horse riding, travelling, Spanish culture, and following basketball. As a "stop violence against women" activist, I believe in lifelong personal development, continues to support mothers and their babies and follows her dreams.
As an advocate of natural childbirth, I have supported mothers issues, especially when visiting homes after the birth, as a lactation consultant, preparing couples for childbirth, as a preconception consultant, and as an instructor in baby massage, baby bathing and prenatal pilates.