Parent Resources

• A Mother’s 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding: Even if your hospital isn’t Baby Friendly - (English / Spanish / German / French)

• American Academy of Pediatrics Breastfeeding Resources For Nursing Moms:

  • A Woman’s Guide to Breastfeeding - provides general breastfeeding information for mom. 

  • Tips for Expressing Breast milk - Resource for both mom and physician to help orient mom to breastfeeding and to help deal with difficulties she may have; info on pumps and breast milk storage.

  • Latch on and Letdown - American Academy of Pediatrics.
    Website explaining specifics of positioning and timing of breastfeeding.  

• Breastfeeding Flyers: English and Spanish, Easy to Read, Great Graphics, developed by the South Los Angeles Health Projects WIC Program, 2004. These flyers may be reproduced for free distribution.

   

  English:

  • Extreme Fullness

  • Feeding Decisions

  • Getting a Strong Start with Breastfeeding

  • Hand Expression of Breastmilk

  • Breastfed Babies Don't Need Formula

  • Breastfeeding Your Older Baby or Toddler

  • How to Handle a Fussy Baby

  • How to Pump Your Breastmilk

  • How to Store Breastmilk

  • Sore Nipples
     

  Spanish:

  • Almacenaje de Leche Materna

  • Bebés Amamantado No Necesitan Fόrmula

  • Cόmo Atender A Un Bebé Molesto

  • Cόmo Extraerse la Leche Materna

  • Dando Peche A Un Niño Mayor De Un Año

  • Decisiones Sobre Alimentaciόn

  • Hechazόn Extrema

  • Pzones Adoloridos

  • Sacar A Mano La Leche Materna

  • Un Buen Comienzo Dando Pecho
     

• African American Blog
   

• African American Brochures:

  • Your Baby Your Gift

  • Support Your Partner

  • Steps to a Breastfeeding-Friendly Practice: Educate — Encourage — Welcome

  • Breastfeeding: A Natural Way to Better Health

  • Doctors Make the Difference: Incorporating Breastfeeding into Prenatal Care

  • Support Your Daughter

• Baby Friendly Initiative UNICEF UK:

Breastfeeding Your Baby
Feeding Your New Baby: Important information for mothers-to-be
- Information in multi-languages for new mothers with useful information on  how to breastfeed successfully, including positioning and attachment, tips for success and a section on expressing your breastmilk by hand.
 

• Bed Sharing - information on the benefits and risks of bed sharing, designed to help parents make informed decisions about safely sharing a bed with their babies.
   

• Bed Sharing - Are you interested in information regarding cosleeping with your baby, and how to construct a safe cosleeping/bedsharing environment for your infant? Visit Mother Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory
   

• Easy Guide to Breastfeeding.  This publication provides information and encouragement to women on breastfeeding. It explains the benefits for baby, mom and society, and also provides frequently asked questions and answers about breastfeeding. From the Office on Women’s Health, DHHS.  Languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, English for African American Women. Download PDF or order by phone 1-800-994-WOMAN.
   

• Breastfeeding Pamphlets - Free pamphlets for download on following titles.

  • Becoming a Dad

  • Breastfeeding and Working

  • Breastfeeding and Drugs

  • Breastfeeding and Traveling

  • A New Breastfeeding Mother Needs

  • Sore Nipples - Engorgement

  • If Your Baby is Not Gaining Weight

  • When to Call the Doctor
     

• Breastfeeding Resources from CA WIC:
   

  Benefits of Breastfeeding (English) (Spanish) How to Know if Your Baby is Getting Enough Breastmilk (English) (Spanish) Working and Breastfeeding (English) (Spanish) Collecting and Storing Breastmilk (English) (Spanish) Sample Schedule for Expressing Breastmilk at Work (English) (Spanish) Getting Ready for Child Care (English) (Spanish)

• Breastfeeding management, myths/facts sheets by Jack Newman, MD. Comprehensive Breastfeeding Information Sheets for parents and professionals! Buy Dr. Newman's book - The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers : The Most Comprehensive Problem-Solution Guide to Breastfeeding from the Foremost Expert in North America by Jack Newman.

• Breastfeeding / Nursing Mothers Resources

• Breastfeeding and Childcare Centers: How to Support A Breastfeeding Mother
   

• Breastfeeding and Traveling
   

• California Mom’s share breastfeeding stories

• Common Sense Breastfeeding Topics by Diane Wiessinger
   

• Easy Guide to Breastfeeding for African American Women
   

• Fathers Supporting Breastfeeding
   

• Global Breastfeeding - Ted Greiner's Breastfeeding Papers
   

• La Leche League Breastfeeding Information
   

• Links to other breastfeeding support organization for additional resources
   

• Nutrition and Breastfeeding
   

• Office of Women's Health Breastfeeding Information
   

• Ten Steps to Support Parents' Choice to Breastfeed Their Baby
   

Breastfeeding information in different languages: 

• La Leche League in other languages
   

• UNICEF Breastfeeding Your Baby: Leaflets for new mothers with useful information on how to breastfeed successfully, including positioning and attachment, tips for success and a section on expressing your breastmilk by hand. All documents are in PDFs.
   

  English  |  Arabic  |  Bengali  |  Chinese  |  Gujarati  |  French  |  Hindi  |  Mirpuri  | Portuguese  Punjabi  |  Somali  |  Spanish  |  Tamil  |  Turkish  |  Urdu  |  Vietnamese

• Chinese: www.bfvghtc.org or Office of Women's Health Chinese Breastfeeding Booklet

• Vietnamese: http://nutrition.berkeley.edu/extension/vietnamese.html
   

• WABA Breastfeeding Information in other languages:

  Chinese Mammals? What is That???   Deutsch Stillen - Die Beste Investition - 98 Stillen - Fürs Leben lernen -99 Español II Foro Global WABA - Nutriendo el Futuro: Retos para la Lactancia Materna en el Siglo XXI Amamantar ¡Es su derecho! - SMLM 2000 Costo de la alimentación artificial en la ex-Yugoslavia Costo de la decisión de no amamantar Dar el Pecho es un Acto Ecológico  (Libreto eletronico para Niñ@s) El Derecho de Toda Mujer a Amamantar El mercadeo social y la lactancia materna Implicaciones de la nueva revisión del convenio sobre protección a la maternidad de la OIT Guía para reproducción de materiales de WABA Kaiser: Propuesta de programa de apoyo a la lactancia Lactancia materna: Un Asunto Feminista Lactancia maternay el bienestar de la familia Lactancia Materna - La Mejor Inversión Folleto de Acción 98 Lactancia Materna - La Mejor Inversión Lactancia Materna y Seguridad Alimentaria  Legislación sobre Maternidad Los sucedáneos de la leche materna en la seguridad social mejicana Mamiferos??? ¿Qué es eso? (Libreto electronico para Niñ@s) Pasos a tomar para lugares de trabajo amigos de la gente Proyecto Lactancia Materna en la Escuela - Argentina Proyecto Escuela - Buenos Ayres/Argentina Situación lechera mundial: cambios y tendencias Transformando nuestros colegas del sector salud en defensores de la lactancia materna Folleto para la Acción - 1999 Français Allaitement, C'est votre droit! - 2000 Allaitement Maternel: Une École pour la Vie - Dépliant WBW - 99 Allaitement Maternel: Une École pour la Vie - WBW 99 L'allaitement maternel : le meilleur investissement Comment devenir un lieu de travail ami des employes Declaration d'Innocenti  Instructions concernant la reproduction de documents WABA Italiano Allattamento al seno: il miglior investimento - 98 Allattamento al seno: educazione per la vita Allattamento al seno: educazione per la vita 99 Dichiarazione degli Innocenti Latte materno è amico dell'ambiente (Bambini)  Linee guida per la riproduzione dei documenti WABA Noi siamo mammiferi! (Bambini)   Japanese Japanese WABA related site Português Amamentar é seu direito! SMAM'2000 Amamentar é um Barato! - Folder SMAM' 98 Amamentação: o melhor investimento Amamamentação: Educação para a Vida - folder 99 Amamentar: é seu Direito! Amamentação: Direito da Mulher no Trabalho Amamentação e Segurança Alimentar Boneca Mariana Cartilha - Amamentação: direito da mulher no trabalho Cinco passos para tornar sua empresa Amiga da Amamentação Declaração de Innocenti Direitos trabalhistas relacionados à gravidez e amamentação Documento de filiação à WABA Mamíferos? O que é isso??? O Que é a WABA? Projeto GLOPAR Projeto Via Láctea - Educação Comunitária Semana Mundial da Amamentação 1999 Site WABA Brasil Svenska Amning: en lönsam investering - 98 Amning: Lära för livet - 99  Amning: din möjlighet/rättighet! - 2000

 

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Professional Resources

• 2005 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Policy Statement of Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk
   

• 2007 ACOG Breastfeeding: Maternal and Infant Aspects  
   

• American Academy of Pediatrics & Other Breastfeeding Resources for Physicians:

  • Transfer of Drugs and other Chemicals into Human Milk - American Academy of Pediatrics. Article with up-to-date information about recommendations for maternal pharmaceutical use during pregnancy.

  • Peripartum Breastfeeding Management for the Healthy Mother and Infant at Term (ABM). Website provides listing of steps that should be taken immediately after delivery to ensure a smooth transition to breastfeeding the infant in the hospital. For other ABM Protocols, click here.

  • Going Home Protocol -Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM).
    Resource with overview of topics that should be discussed with mom about breastfeeding before she leaves the hospital and how to establish follow-up.

  • Clinical Care Path for Breastfeeding- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. A guide providing information on important questions to ask mom, concerns that may arise, and guidance and intervention for those concerns in the prenatal, peripartum and postpartum mother and child.

   

• Approach to Early Breastfeeding -- a healthcare provider's management guideline for term newborns, 48 hours to 2 weeks
   

• Blue Print for Action on Breastfeeding by Department of Health & Health Services, released in Nov. 2000
   

• Breastfeeding Education Activity Package for Grades K-12 from the New York State Department of Health
   

• Breastfeeding Programs & Support Systems in Los Angeles County: A Needs Assessment (80-pages in PDF- Aug. 2002)
   

• Baby Friendly Health Centre Guidelines, from Ottawa, Canada
   

• Breastfeeding Model Policies Tool Kit
   

• Breastfeeding Research Guide for Physicians and Mothers by Owens, UCLA Medical Student, 2004
   

• Breastmilk and Toxins: Spring 2003 Risks, Rights and Regulation: Communicating about Risks and Infant Feeding
   

• California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC) released:
  Part 1 | Part 2 of their Nutrition for VLBW toolkits
  Tool Kits: CPQCC New Improvement Kit for Low Birth Weight Babies
   

• California State Breastfeeding Programs: Reports, Programs, Links
   

• CDC Healthy Worksite Initiative - Lactation Support Program
   

• Clinical Care Path for Breastfeeding by Lori Feldman-Winter, MD, FAAP
   

• Medications in Mother's Milk: free online resource LactMed: National Library of Medicine
   

• Lactation Pharmacology: Dr. Thomas Hale
   

• LA Health Medications and Breastfeeding Mothers by American Family Physician 
   

• Medications & More Newsletter: Dr. Thomas Hale
   

• National Center of Health Statistics: CDC Growth Charts for United States 
   

• National Alliance of Breastfeeding Advocacy: Links Section
   

• National Women's Health Information Center on Breastfeeding
   

• Qualifying the Benefits of Breastfeeding: A Summary of Evidence
   

• Selling Out Mothers and Babies: Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes in the USA
   

• Ten Steps to Support Parents' Choice to Breastfeed Their Baby
   

• U.S. Surgeon General Press Release October 20, 2000 
   

• WHO Growth Charts2006
   

• More resources here

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Other Breastfeeding Resources

 

Breastfeeding Information, Management Tips, Class Handouts, Other Resources - All Free: Different language handouts are available in this section.

Breastfeeding and Workplace: California Labor Law for Lactation Accommodation for Employees

Breastfeeding/Lactation Professional Education: Locate training for lactation educators and consultants.

Breastfeeding Legislative Updates: US Surgeon General Immediate Release and other legislative issues on breastfeeding.

Breastfeeding Support Organizations: Locate organizations that support and promote breastfeeding. Great breastfeeding resources here.

Breastfeeding Research, Protocols, Professional Newsletters: Clinical bibliography and other newest breastfeeding research news.

Lactation Professional Online Chat, Discussion, and Newsletters: Network with other professionals.

Other Government Organizations and Institutions

2005 AAP Policy Statement of Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk

Breastfeeding Programs & Support Systems in Los Angeles County: A Needs Assessment (80-pages in PDF- Aug. 2002)

Looking for professional lactation assistance, visit here for Greater LA County Listing.

Breastfeeding Publications: Current | Library Archive

 

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Breastmilk in the News... 

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Check out News Clips for more links!  See also Breastfeeding Supporting Organizations for more info.

This page was updated 02/06/2008.