Breastfeeding Short Course (Enroll for FREE)
- This course is perfect for expectant and new mothers and the people who support them, including partners and other family members as well as caregivers of mothers and their babies.
Breastfeeding: Surgeon General’s Call to Action Fact Sheet
- The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding outlines steps that can be taken to remove some of the obstacles faced by women who want to breastfeed their babies.
Breastfeeding Pocket Guide for Health Care Providers
- Health care providers are an important source of breastfeeding information. This pocket guide has been developed to assist you in your
efforts to promote, support and protect mothers’ efforts to breastfeed.
Physician Guide to Breastfeeding
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The Physician Guide to Breastfeeding, created by Dr. Katrina Mitchell, provides scientific lactation information for healthcare providers, breastfeeding moms, and communities.
- Many mothers find it hard to get the baby to properly latch because of swelling in the areola. Reverse pressure softening is an easy and effective way to soften the areola by moving the fluid causing the swelling backward and upward into the breast, at least for a short time.
California Breastfeeding Coalition (CBC) – Local Coalitions
- Competent care and support can make the difference between satisfaction and frustration in your breastfeeding or chestfeeding journey. Knowing when and where to get support can boost your confidence in achieving your breastfeeding goals and help you overcome challenges with feeding and supply.
- The CBC Learning Lab is the California Breastfeeding Coalition’s educational series focused on evidence-based practices for health care providers. CBC Learning Lab workshops and presentations are hosted online free of charge.
- Providing unparalleled peer-reviewed research, protocols, and clinical applications to ensure optimal care for mother and infant.
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) – Protocols
- ABM publishes protocols to facilitate best practices in breastfeeding medicine.
- Baby-Friendly USA, Inc. (BFUSA) is the accrediting body and national authority for the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in the United States.
- Black Infant Health (BIH) is a health equity program that offers individual and support to pregnant and post-partum Black mothers and birthing people.
- The American Academy of Pediatrics supports the unequivocal evidence that breastfeeding protects against a variety of diseases and conditions.
Physician Education and Training on Breastfeeding
- The American Academy of Pediatrics received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct the Physician Engagement and Training Focused on Breastfeeding project.
- LATCH score is a breastfeeding assessment tool that has been used to assess breastfeeding practices
