WOMEN, INFANTS & CHILDREN (WIC)

Breastfeeding Resources for Health Care Providers

Baby-Behavior

Baby Behavior: Tools for Medical Professionals. Videos

https://lactation.ucdavis.edu/projects-services/baby-behavior-tools-for-medical-professionals/

Baby- Friendly Hospital Initiative

10 Steps & International Code. Baby-Friendly USA.

https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/for-facilities/practice-guidelines/10-steps-and-international-code/

Guidelines & Evaluation Criteria. Baby-Friendly USA. 2016 revision.

https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/for-facilities/practice-guidelines/

California's Baby-Friendly Hospitals, California Breastfeeding Coalition (CBC) http://californiabreastfeeding.org/focus-areas/hospitals/

Billing for Breastfeeding Services

Supporting Breastfeeding and Lactation: The Primary Care Pediatrician's Guide to Getting Paid. Current Procedural Terminology. American Medical Association. 2014.

http://www2.aap.org/breastfeeding/files/pdf/coding.pdf

Breastfeeding Data

Hospital Support for Breastfeeding, Centers for Disease Control. CDC Vital Signs. 2011.

https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/breastfeeding/index.html

Hospital Breastfeeding Rates & Reports, California WIC Association (CWA).

https://www.calwic.org/what-we-do/breastfeeding-advocacy/hospital-breastfeeding-rates-reports/

In-Hospital Breastfeeding Initiation Data, CDPH.

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CFH/DMCAH/Breastfeeding/Pages/In-Hospital-Breastfeeding-Initiation-Data.aspx

A Global Breastfeeding Call to Action. UNICEF. 2017.

https://www.unicef.org/nutrition/index_98477.html

Breastfeeding Friendly Clinics

9 Steps to Breastfeeding Friendly: Guidelines for Community Health Centers and Outpatient Care Settings. California Department of Public Health,2015.

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CCDPHP/DCDIC/NEOPB/CDPH%20Document%20Library/PPPDS_9StepGuide_ADA.pdf

9 Steps to Breastfeeding Friendly Clinics: An Online Toolkit for Implementation, CWA.

https://www.calwic.org/9-steps-to-breastfeeding-friendly-clinics-online-toolkit/

ACOG Committee Opinion. Breastfeeding Expert Work Group Committee on Obstetric Practice. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). 2018; Number 756.

https://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/Fulltext/2018/10000/ACOG_Committee_Opinion_No__756__Optimizing_Support.62.aspx

Breastfeeding Promotion in the Prenatal Setting, Revision 2015. Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) Protocol #19. https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/19-prenatal-setting-protocol-english.pdf

Breastfeeding Model Hospital Policies

ABM Clinical Protocol #7: Model Maternity Policy Supportive of Breastfeeding, 2018.

https://bfmed.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/bfm-2018-29110-mha.pdf

California Department of Public Health Breastfeeding Model Hospital Policy Recommendations (Currently being revised.)

Breastfeeding Hospital Policies, Quality Improvement

Improving Hospital Breastfeeding Support – Implementation Toolkit. Kaiser Permanente. http://kpcmi.org/how-we-work/breastfeeding-support/

Birth and Beyond California: Hospital Breastfeeding Quality Improvement and Staff Training Demonstration Project Report. http://www.amchp.org/programsandtopics/BestPractices/InnovationStation/ISDocs/Birth-and-Beyond-CA_2015.pdf

The SOFT Approach. Perinatal Services Network of Loma Linda University Children's Hospital.

http://californiabreastfeeding.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/soft_workbook.pdf

Breastfeeding and Returning to Work or School

Breastfeeding and Returning to Work or School. California Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program website https://ucsdcommunityhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/WIC-NE-EdMaterials-BreastfeedingReturnWorkSchool.pdf

Lactation accommodation /worksite support. Legal Aid at Work

https://legalaidatwork.org/our-programs/healthy-mothers-workplace-coalition-2/

(Cut and paste if link does not work.)

Title IX information- Breastfeeding and returning to work and school

https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/pregnancy.html

Breast Milk Supply

American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement, Breastfeeding and the use of human milk. Pediatrics. 2012;129 (3):e827-e841.

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/129/3/e827.full#content-block

A Clinician's Guide: Suggested Questions to Assess Breastfeeding in Primary Care Practice. American Academy of Pediatrics. 2009.

https://www.aap.org/en-us/Documents/Breastfeeding_SAMPLE.pdf

Breast Pump Resources

Insurance

Healthcare.Gov https://www.healthcare.gov/coverage/breast-feeding-benefits/

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ProductsandMedicalProcedures/HomeHealthandConsumer/ConsumerProducts/BreastPumps/default.htm

Breast Pumps and Insurance Coverage: What you Need to Know. Womenshealth.gov

https://www.womenshealth.gov/blog/breast-pumps-insurance

Breast Pumps and Insurance Coverage: What you Need to Know. Womenshealth.gov.

https://www.womenshealth.gov/blog/breast-pumps-insurance

MediCal Codes (HCPCS codes) for pumps (pages 20-23)

https://files.medi-cal.ca.gov/pubsdoco/Publications/masters-MTP/Part2/duraother.pdf

Parent Education Resources

Breastmilk: Every Ounce Counts

http://www.breastmilkcounts.com/your-milk-supply/pump-and-store/

Breastfeeding: You Can Do it (video) https://lapllc.com/dvd/

Hand Expression

https://med.stanford.edu/newborns/professional-education/breastfeeding/hand-expressing-milk.html

firstdroplets.com

Kellymom

http://kellymom.com/bf/pumpingmoms/pumping/bf-links-excpumping/

4th Trimester Project, University of North Carolina

https://newmomhealth.com/

USDA WIC Breastfeeding Support

https://wicbreastfeeding.fns.usda.gov/wic-partners

USDA

https://wicbreastfeeding.fns.usda.gov/how-much-milk-your-baby-needs

WIC and Breastfeeding (videos)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghPyQAwNHi0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl14sYynSpA

Womenshealth.gov

https://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/pumping-and-breastmilk-storage.html

California Laws Related to Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding Rights. California Breastfeeding Coalition.

http://californiabreastfeeding.org/breastfeedingrights/california-breastfeeding-laws/

California Family Leave Laws: Know Your Rights

http://legalaidatwork.org/our-programs/work-and-family-program/

Clinical Guidelines and Recommendations

Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM), Clinical Protocols (26 protocols)

http://www.bfmed.org/protocols

ABM Clinical Protocol #1: Guidelines for Blood Glucose Monitoring and Treatment of Hypoglycenia in Term and Late-Preterm Neonates, Revised 2014.

http://www.bfmed.org/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/1-hypoglycemia-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #2: Guidelines for Hospital Discharge of the Breastfeeding Term Newborn and Mother: "The Going Home Protocol," Revised 2014.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/2-going-home-discharge-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #3: Supplementary Feedings in the Healthy Term Breastfed Neonate, Revised 2017.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/3-supplementation-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #4: Mastitis, Revised March 2014.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/4-mastitis-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #5: Peripartum Breastfeeding Management for the Healthy Mother and Infant at Term, Revision 2013.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/5-peripartum-bf-management-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #6: Bedsharing and Breastfeeding: The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocol #6, Revision 2019.

https://www.bfmed.org/assets/Protocol%20Number%206%202019%20Revision.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #7: Model Maternity Policy Supportive of Breastfeeding, 2018.

https://www.bfmed.org/assets/7%20ABM%20Model%20Maternity%20Policy%20Supportive%20of%20Breastfeeding%20English.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #8: Human Milk Storage Information for Home Use for Full-Term Infants, Revised 2017.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/8-human-milk-storage-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #9: Use of Galactogogues in Intitiating or Augmenting Maternal Milk Production, Second Revision 2018.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/9-galactogogues-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #10: Breastfeeding the Late Pre-term and Early Term Infants, Second Revision 2016.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/10-breastfeeding-the-late-pre-term-infant-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #11: Guidelines for the evaluation and management of neonatal anklyloglossia and its complications in the breastfeeding dyad.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/11-neonatal-ankyloglossia-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #12: Transitioning the Breastfeeding Preterm Infant from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to Home, Revised 2018

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/12-NICU-Graduate-Going-Home-english.pdf

ABMClinical Protocol #13: Contraception During Breastfeeding, Revised 2015.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/13-contraception-and-breastfeeding-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #14: The Breastfeeding-Friendly Physicians' Office: Optimizing Care for Infants and Children, Revised 2013.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/14-breastfeeding-friendly-physicians-office-part-1-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #15: Analgesia and Anesthesia for the Breastfeeding Mother, Revised 2017.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/15-analgesia-and-anesthesia-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Protocol #16: Breastfeeding the Hypotonic Infant, Revision 2016.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/16-breastfeeding-the-hypotonic-infant-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #17: Guidelines for Breastfeeding Infants with Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate, or Cleft Lip and Palate. Revised 2013.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/17-cleft-lip-cleft-palate-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #18: Use of Antidepressants in Breastfeeding Mothers, 2015.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/18-use-of-antidepressants-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #19: Breastfeeding Promotion in the Prenatal Setting, Revision 2015.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/19-prenatal-setting-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #20: Engorgement, Revised 2016.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/20-engorgement-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #21: Guidelines for Breastfeeding and Substance Use or Substance Use Disorder, Revised 2015.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/21-drug-dependency-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #22: Guidelines for the Management of Jaundice in the Breastfeeding Infant 35 Weeks or More of Gestation- Revised 2017.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/22-jaundice-protocol-english.pdf

ABMClinical Protocol #23: Non-Pharmacologic Management of Procedure-Related Pain in the Breastfeeding Infant, Revised 2016.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/23-non-pharmacologic-pain-management-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #24: Allergic Proctocolitis in the Exclusively Breastfed Infant, 2011.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/24-allergic-proctocolitis-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #25: Recommendations for Preprocedural Fasting for the Breastfed Infant: "NPO" Guidelines, 2012.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/25-preprocedural-fasting-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #26: Persistent Pain with Breastfeeding, 2016.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/26-persistent-pain-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #27: Breastfeeding an Infant or Young Child with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes, 2017.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/27-breastfeeding-an-infant-or-young-child-with-insulin-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #28, Peripartum Analgesia and Anesthesia for the Breastfeeding Mother, 2018.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/28-peripartum-analgesia-and-anesthesia-for-the-breastfeeding-mother-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Protocol #29: Iron, Zinc, and Vitamin D Supplementation During Breastfeeding, 2018.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/29-iron-zinc-and-vitamin-d-protocol-english.pdf

ABM Protocol #30: Breast Masses, Breast Complaints, and Diagnostic Breast Imaging in the Lactating Woman, 2019.

https://www.bfmed.org/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/Breast%20Masses%20English.pdf

ABM Clinical Protocol #31: Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Studies in Lactating Women, 2019.

https://www.bfmed.org/assets/31%20Radiology%20and%20Nuclear%20Medicine%20Studies%20in%20Lactating%20Women.pdf

American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynocolgists . Optimizing Support for Breastfeeding. 2016.
https://www.acog.org/-/media/project/acog/acogorg/files/pdfs/publications/breastfeeding-toolkit-2016.pdf

Strategies to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases: The CDC Guide to Strategies to Support Breastfeeding Mothers and Babies. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2013:34.

http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/BF-Guide-508.PDF

Coalitions/Community Building

Breastfeed LA http://breastfeedla.org/

California Breastfeeding Coalition http://californiabreastfeeding.org/

California WIC Association http://www.calwic.org/

National WIC Association https://www.nwica.org/

United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/

World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action http://waba.org.my/

World Breastfeeding Week (WABA) http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/

National Association of County & City Health Officials. Breastfeeding in the Community: Program Implementation Guide Reducing Disparities in Breastfeeding through Peer and Professional Support, 2014-2018. http://images.magnetmail.net/images/clients/NACCHO/attach/BreastfeedingImplementationGuideFinal.pdf

Community Support for Patients

International Lactation Consultant Association

https://ilca.org/

La Leche League International (Support available in multiple languages) https://www.llli.org/

Nursing Mothers Counsel http://www.nursingmothers.org/

Competencies

Core Competencies in Breastfeeding Care and Services for all Health Professionals. United States Breastfeeding Committee. 2010. http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/core-competencies

Contraception

ABMClinical Protocol #13: Contraception During Breastfeeding. Revised 2015.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/13-contraception-and-breastfeeding-protocol-english.pdf

Cost Savings

WIC's Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding, Making Breastfeeding Accessible and Equitable for the WIC Population. National WIC Association 2019.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/aws.upl/nwica.org/wics-promotion-and-support-of-breastfeeding.pdf

Growth Charts

World Health Organization Growth Charts. 2006. https://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/

Hepatitis

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hepatitis B and C Infections. 2009, Updated 2015.

https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/disease/hepatitis.htm

Hospital Discharge

ABM Clinical Protocol #2: Guidelines for Hospital Discharge of the Breastfeeding Term Newborn and Mother: "The Going Home Protocol," Revised 2014.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/2-going-home-discharge-protocol-english.pdf

Hypoglycemia

ABM Clinical Protocol #1: Guidelines for Blood Glucose Monitoring and Treatment of Hypoglycenia in Term and Late-Preterm Neonates, Revised 2014. http://www.bfmed.org/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/1-hypoglycemia-protocol-english.pdf

Jaundice

Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. ABM Clinical Protocol #22: Guidelines for Management of Jaundice in the breastfeeding Infant 35 weeks or More of Gestation- Revised 2017.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/22-jaundice-protocol-english.pdf

American Academy of Pediatrics. Clinical Practice Guidelines. Management of Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn Infant 35 of More Weeks of Gestation. Pediatrics. 2004; 114 (1):297-316. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/114/1/297

Lactation Accommodation/ Worksite Support

California Worksite Lactation Accommodation law. California Labor Code, AB- 1025 chapter 3.8, section (1030-1033) 2001.

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=200120020AB1025

Healthy Mothers Workplace Coalition

http://sfbreastfeeding.org/healthy-mothers-workplace/

Office of Women's Health: Supporting Nursing Moms at Work

https://www.womenshealth.gov/supporting-nursing-moms-work

U.S.Department of Labor- Wage and Hour Division Fact Sheet #73: Break Time for Nursing Mothers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA)

https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs73.htm

Workplace Lactation Accommodation/Paid Family Leave, California Breastfeeding Coalition

http://californiabreastfeeding.org/focus-areas/workplaces/

Low Birth Weight Infant

California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative. Nutritional Support of the VLBW Infant.Quality Improvement Toolkit. Revised 2018.

https://www.cpqcc.org/resources/nutritional-support-vlbw-infant

Mastitis

ABM Clinical Protocol #4: Mastitis, Revised March 2014.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/4-mastitis-protocol-english.pdf

Medications and Breastfeeding

LactMed. Drugs and Lactation Database. National Institutes of Health.

U.S. National Library of Medicine Toxnet Toxicology Data Network.

http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/newtoxnet/lactmed.htm

Updated: monthly, (LactMed has a free phone App)

The Transfer of Drugs and Therapeutics into Human Breast Milk: An Update on Selected Topics. American Academy of Pediatrics 2013.

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/08/20/peds.2013-1985

Milk Banking

Human Milk Banking Association of North America http://www.hmbana.org/

Mothers' Milk Bank. San Jose, California http://www.mothersmilk.org/

Milk Storage

ABM Clinical Protocol #8: Human Milk Storage Information for Home Use for Full-Term Infants, Revised 2017.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/8-human-milk-storage-protocol-english.pdf

Pumping and Storing Breastmilk. Womenshealth.gov

https://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/pumping-and-breastmilk-storage.html

Pain

ABM Clinical Protocol #26: Persistent Pain with Breastfeeding, 2016.

https://abm.memberclicks.net/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/26-persistent-pain-protocol-english.pdf

Patient Education

How Does Formula Compare to Breastmilk? (WIC Education Materials)

http://sfbreastfeeding.org/wp-content/docs/WIC-NE-EdMaterials-HowDoesFormulaCompareToBreastmilk.pdf

Videos

Global Health Media Project Videos available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and a dozen other languages. Also includes training videos for Health Care Providers.

https://globalhealthmedia.org/video

Womenshealth.gov (African American women and families) https://www.womenshealth.gov/itsonlynatural/

WIC Learning Online (WLOL) Section, online courses including Breastfeeding Basics.

https://wicworks.fns.usda.gov/resources/wic-learning-online-wlol

Other

Joint Commission Resources: Speak Up- What You Need to Know About Breastfeeding (brochures & posters)

https://www.jcrinc.com/speak-up-what-you-need-to-know-about-breastfeeding-brochures-and-posters-/

Lactation Education Resources. Parent Handouts in Different Languages. http://www.lactationtraining.com/resources/handouts-parents

Breastfeeding. Womenshealth.gov

https://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-and-special-situations.html

Your Guide to Breastfeeding (also available in Spanish and Chinese). Womenshealth.gov. http://womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/breastfeeding-guide/?from=breastfeeding

The Hospital Experience

https://www.phfewic.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Hospital-Experience-English.pdf

Phone Apps

For Professionals

BiliCalc ($1.99) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bilicalc/id432749899?mt=8

Breastfeeding Management 2 for Clinicians ($1.99) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/breastfeeding-management-2/id366578339?mt=8

Healthcare Providers Guide to Breastfeeding (FREE)

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/health-care-providers-guide/id520264234?mt=8

Infant Risk Center Healthcare Professional Mobile Resource ($29.99) Tom Hale/Texas Tech University

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/infantrisk-center-health-care/id449136121?ls=1&mt=8

LactMed (FREE) Database of drugs and dietary supplements that may affect breastfeeding.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/

For Mothers

LatchME https://apps.apple.com/us/app/latchme/id813106754

Text 4 Baby (FREE) https://www.text4baby.org/

Policy Statements

ABM Clinical Protocol #7: Model Maternity Policy Supportive of Breastfeeding, 2018.

https://www.bfmed.org/assets/7%20ABM%20Model%20Maternity%20Policy%20Supportive%20of%20Breastfeeding%20English.pdf

American Academy of Family Physicians Position Paper on Breastfeeding http://aafp.org/patient-care/public-health/breastfeeding.html

American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Breastfeeding. Sample Hospital Breastfeeding Policy for Newborns. 2009. https://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/Breastfeeding/Documents/Hospital_Breastfeeding_Policy.pdf

Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk. American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement. Pediatrics 2005; 115(2): 496- 506.

https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/115/2/496.full.pdf

Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk. American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement. Pediatrics. 2012; 129 (3):e827-e841.

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2012/02/22/peds.2011-3552.full.pdf

How Doctors Can Help. Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding. 2000.

http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/actionguides/doctors_in_action.pdf

Office of the Surgeon General. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Office of Women's Health. The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding. Rockville, MD; 2011.

https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/resources/calltoaction.htm

United States Breastfeeding Committee Implementing the Joint Commission Perinatal Care Core Measure on Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding. Toolkit.

http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/TJC-Measure-EBMF

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Evidence Report: Primary Care Interventions to Support Breastfeeding. J. Am. Med. Assoc. 2016; 316(16): 1694-1705,

http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2571248

Professional Education

Training

AAP Breastfeeding Curriculum, 2020. https://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/Breastfeeding/Pages/Breastfeeding-Curriculum.aspx

Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine http://www.bfmed.org/

Breastfeeding Conferences.com http://breastfeedingconferences.com/

Breastfeed LA https://www.breastfeedla.org/

California Breastfeeding Coalition Annual Breastfeeding Summit

http://californiabreastfeeding.org/

Evergreen Parinatal Education. Hospital and staff training. http://evergreenperinataleducation.com/

Healthy Children Project, Inc. Center for Breastfeeding https://centerforbreastfeeding.org/

Health e-learningOnline Education http://health-e-learning.com/

International Breastfeeding Centre. Lactation Medicine Center. Online Study Modules (Dr. Jack Newman) https://ibconline.ca/

International Lactation Consultant Association http://www.ilca.org/home

Lactation Education Resources http://www.lactationtraining.com/

Getting Started with Breastfeeding. Stanford Medicine: Newborn Nursery at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital.

http://med.stanford.edu/newborns/professional-education/breastfeeding.html

Step 2 Education https://step2education.com/

UC San Diego Extension Lactation Program

https://extension.ucsd.edu/courses-and-programs/lactation-and-perinatal-education

United States Breastfeeding Committee http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/l/li/?redir=p%2Fco%2Fly%2Fgid%3D232

University of Virginia, Breastfeeding Friendly Consortium Certification Courses

https://online.virginia.edu/course/breastfeeding-friendly-consortium-certification-courses

Breastfeeding Resources for CHDP. Venture County Child Health & Disability Prevention Program website: http://www.vchca.org/chdp-breastfeeding-resources

Breastfeeding Training. Texas 10 Step Program

http://texastenstep.org/tools-and-resources/training/

Jones B, Mallin E. Dr. MILK: Support Program for Physician Mothers.

Breastfeeding Med.2013; 8(3): 330.

https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/bfm.2013.0037

Doctor Mothers Interested in Lactation Knowledge (Dr. MILK) https://www.drmilk.org/

Materials

Vermont WIC Resources for Health Professionals

http://www.healthvermont.gov/children-youth-families/wic/resources-health-professionals

Modified Breastfeeding Attrition Prediction Tool: Prenatal and Postpartum Tests. J Perinatal Educ. 2004; 13(1):1-8 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1595181/