Introducing the
Lactation Simulation Model (LSM)
A Comprehensive Breastfeeding Simulator
Skills to support new parents
Active learning experiences
Health Behavior Change
Our Lactation Simulation Model (LSM) is a comprehensive breastfeeding simulator that can teach parents and health providers how to identify, prevent, or manage over 25 common breast and breastfeeding-related prenatal and postpartum concerns.
Our LSM can be used by:
- A pregnant mother at a prenatal class
- A standardized patient for medical/nursing student exams
- A lactation consultant during a postpartum visit
- A hospital for Baby-Friendly training requirements
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About Us
LiquidGoldConcept was founded in 2014 at the University of Michigan by four graduate students—Ileisha, Anna, Jeff, and Samantha. From the beginning, we have been committed to working with health providers and parents to develop breastfeeding education resources that are evidence-based, hands-on, and comprehensive.
Today, we are proud to be the first to develop a realistic, hands-on comprehensive breastfeeding training tool—a Lactation Simulation Model—with which parents and health providers can use to learn to alleviate, improve, or prevent the most common breast and breastfeeding–related problems. Read on to learn about how we got to where we are today.
From our Blog
Help! Where are the instruction manuals?
Let’s admit it— children are not born with instruction manuals.
A weekend in Louisville with Guy Tedesco
In November 2014, we were sitting around the table, trying to figure out how to showcase the breast massage techniques we’ve discovered. Ileisha: “Maybe we can find a mom and ask her to let us film her?” Anna: “Let’s just buy a mannequin and show the techniques on that!” Jeff: “Wait, you want a mannequin? Read more about A weekend in Louisville with Guy Tedesco[…]
Milk Banking in the U.S. and Brazil
In 2014, Anna spent four months interning in human donor milk banks in the United States and Brazil.
Supporting California AB 302
LiquidGoldConcept is proud to support California AB 302. This bill requires that schools operated by school districts, county offices of education, the California School for the Deaf and the California School for the Blind, and charter schools to provide reasonable accommodations to lactating students to express breast milk, breast-feed, or address other needs related to Read more about Supporting California AB 302[…]
How to inspire young women to pursue research and entrepreneurial careers in the health sciences?
Anna Sadovnikova, the CEO of LGC and a first year MD/PhD student at UC Davis, attended a UC Davis American Women’s Association (AMWA) sponsored medical student panel in November 2015.
The need for innovative breastfeeding research
When stratified by race and socioeconomic status, there are significant differences in infant mortality, premature birth and breastfeeding rates in the United States.
Intern Spotlight: Florrie Zhu
Florrie is a sophomore at UC Davis studying Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Intern Spotlight: Vanisha Patel
Vanisha is a Junior at UC Davis. She is studying Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior and minoring in Technology Management.
Intern Spotlight: Jessika Martin
Jessika is a junior at UC Davis studying Nutrition Science.
Intern Spotlight: Janeet Dhauna
Janeet is a sophomore at UC Davis. She is not sure what major to choose but is leaning towards a major in the biological sciences.