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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . 2023. Public health strategies for breastfeeding . Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

Annotation: This website outlines public health strategies for supporting breastfeeding. It emphasizes the health benefits of breastfeeding for both infants and mothers and recommends exclusive breastfeeding for about the first 6 months, with continued breastfeeding and introduction of complementary foods up to 12 months or longer. The site highlights the importance of continuity of care in addressing disparities in breastfeeding rates across different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. It provides examples of tools and programs from various states, including Minnesota, Texas, California, and Wisconsin, that support breastfeeding-friendly practices in health departments, worksites, community health centers, and childcare centers.

Contact: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov

Keywords: Breast feeding, Breast feeding promotion, Public health

MilkWorks. 2022. Milk works exclusive pumping guide. Lincoln, NE: MilkWorks, 2 pp.

Annotation: This guide explains to mothers the importance of feeding their babies with breastmilk even if they have to use a breast pump, and how to go about pumping, reaching a full milk supply, and weaning from the pump.

Contact: MilkWorks , Trade Center , 5930 South 58th Street, Lincoln , NE 68516, Telephone: (402)423-6402 Web Site: http://www.milkworks.org

Keywords: Breast feeding promotion, Lactation management

Segura-Pérez S, Hromi-Fiedler A, Adnew M, Nyhan K, Pérez-Escamilla R . 2021. Impact of breastfeeding intervention among United States minority women on breastfeeding outcomes: A systematic review. BioMed Central Ltd. The International Journal for Equity in Health., 25 pp.

Annotation: This literature review analyses interventions that target minority (African-American and Hispanic) women, who are less likely to meet their breastfeeding goals. It concludes that policy and community level interventions delivered through WIC, healthcare facilities, and community agencies are likely to improve breastfeeding outcomes among women of color, and that further research is recommended strongly recommended to conduct large scale implementation research studies addressesing how to strengthen the different health and social environments surrounding women of color in the U.S. to improving their BF outcomes.

Contact: Springer Publishing Company, 11 West 42nd Street, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10036, Telephone: (877) 687-7476 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.springerpub.com/

Keywords: Breast feeding promotion programs, Literature reviews, Minority groups

National Association of County and City Health Officials; United States Breastfeeding Committee. . 2021. The continuity of care in breastfeeding support blueprint . Washington, DC: National Association of County and City Health Officials,

Annotation: This resource povides information on breastfeeding barriers and support services centered on the needs of populations disproportionately impacted by structural barriers that lead to low rates of breastfeeding. The resource underscores the importance of breastfeeding support services that are continuous, accessible, and coordinated, and provides recommendations and strategies that are consistently supportive of chest/breastfeeding families. The targetedd audience is local-level organizations and individuals that interacts with pregnant and postpartum families.

Contact: National Association of County and City Health Officials, 1100 17th Street, N.W., Seventh Floor, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 783-5550 Fax: (202) 783-1583 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.naccho.org

Keywords: Barriers, Breast feeding promotion, Community based services, Lactation management, Public health

Oliveira V, Prell M, Cheng X. 2019. The economic impacts of breastfeeding: A focus on USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Economic Research Service, 66 pp. (Economic Research Report)

Annotation: This study estimates the effects that increased breastfeeding rates in WIC would have on the number of WIC participants, costs to WIC and Medicaid, and health-related costs that accrue to WIC households or their health insurance providers. It was found that costs of WIC would go up (by over $100M) if rates improved as aimed at, but costs to insurance and health care providers could go down by more than $9B. Since breastfeeding rates among participants in USDA's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) are lower than the U.S. average, this information could be economically beneficial.

Contact: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20250, Telephone: (202) 720-2791 Fax: E-mail: Web Site: http://www.usda.gov

Keywords: Breast feeding promotion, Economics, Medicaid, WIC Program

National Association of County and City Health Officials. 2018. Breastfeeding in the community: Program implementation guide - Reducing disparities in breastfeeding through peer and professional support, 2014-2018. Washington, DC: National Association of County and City Health Officials, 79 pp.

Annotation: This implementation guide / reference document is a resource to support program implementation and management of breastfeeding program activities. It focuses on supporting local-level agencies with limited funds to successfully implement community-level breastfeeding programs, services and activities. Using infographics, webinar links, tools and templates, it explains the public health implications of breastfeeding, inequities in BF rates, and how to address those inequities. NACCHO’s Breastfeeding Project is to increase implementation of evidence-based and innovative breastfeeding programs, practices, and services at the community level, specifically focused on peer and professional lactation support to breastfeeding mothers in predominantly African American and underserved communities.

Contact: National Association of County and City Health Officials, 1100 17th Street, N.W., Seventh Floor, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 783-5550 Fax: (202) 783-1583 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.naccho.org

Keywords: Breast feeding promotion, Health inequity, Lactation management, Low-income families, Minority groups, Public health

Pickett OK, Wilhite BC. 2017. Breastfeeding: Perofessional resource brief (upd. ed.). Washington, DC: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 1 p.

Annotation: This brief describes national and international websites, lists recent publications for consumers and health professionals, and links to breastfeeding organizations. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Georgetown University, Telephone: (202) 784-9770 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.ncemch.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding care, Breastfeeding promotion, Breastfeeding promotion programs, Consumer education materials, Infant feeding, Resources for professionals

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 2017. Feeding infants and young toddlers: Using the latest evidence in child-care settings. Princeton, NJ: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 21 pp.

Annotation: This brief summarizes evidence for promoting healthy nutrition in the early care and education setting. Topics include breastfeeding, shaping food preferences among infants and toddlers, the role of the feeding environment and responsive feeding, introducing infants to complementary foods, and recognizing infants’ and toddlers’ hunger and fullness cues. Feeding strategies to reduce the likelihood that children will develop tooth decay are provided. Policy and practice implications are included.

Contact: Healthy Eating Research, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Duke Box 90519, Durham, NC 27708, Telephone: (800) 578-8636 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.healthyeatingresearch.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Child care, Complementary feeding, Early childhood education, Feeding, Food allergies, Food preferences, Food safety, Guidelines, Health promotion, Infants, Nutrition, Physical activity, Policy development, Toddlers, Young children

National Association of County and City Health Officials. 2017. Shifting the care paradigm: Cultural humility in breastfeeding care. Washington, DC: National Association of County and City Health Officials, 4 pp.

Annotation: This factsheet States that lactation specialists need not be of the same race/culture of their target audience, but that cultural humility and sensitivity are needed in order for them to be effective counselors. It also describes the training in cultural humility provided to all grantees during Year 1 of a project funded in 2015. The training was presented at the 2016 National Head Start Conference, the 2016 California WIC Association, and also requested for 2018 Arizona WIC Conference.

Contact: National Association of County and City Health Officials, 1100 17th Street, N.W., Seventh Floor, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 783-5550 Fax: (202) 783-1583 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.naccho.org

Keywords: Breast feeding promotion, Cultural diversity, Lactation management, Minority groups

Schanler RJ, Krebs NF, Mass SB, eds. 2014. Breastfeeding handbook for physicians (2nd ed). Washington, DC: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 320 pp.

Annotation: This book provides health care professionals and students in all specialties with a teaching and reference aid to enhance their knowledge of breastfeeding physiology and clinical practice to encourage and support breastfeeding. Topics include the rationale for promoting breastfeeding, composition of human milk, anatalomy and physiology of lactation, managing breastfeeding before and after conception, peripartum care, postpartum care in the hospital and at home, infant and mother m=breastfeeding maintenance, supoorting breastfeeding during mother-infant separation, lactation support, medications and breastfeeding, contraception, and breastfeeding and preterm infants and other special circumstances. Appendices provide resources and professional position statements on breastfeeding.

Contact: American Academy of Pediatrics, 345 Park Boulevard, Itasca, IL 60143, Telephone: (630) 626-6000 Secondary Telephone: (847) 434-4000 Fax: (847) 434-8000 Web Site: https://www.aap.org Document Number: ISBN 978-1-58110-804-0.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Child nutrition, Complementary feeding, Health promotion, Infant feeding, Infant nutrition, Lactation, Lactation management, Maternal health, Resources for professionals

Breastfeeding Coalition of Washington. [2012]. My guide to working and breastfeeding: Tips on how to make working and breastfeeding work for you. [Seattle, WA]: Breastfeeding Coalition of Washington, 12 pp.

Annotation: This brochure, which is geared toward working mothers who are breastfeeding, provides information about how to successfully breastfeed while working outside the home. The brochure discusses why it is important to continue breastfeeding after returning to work, introducing a bottle, choosing child care, rights of breastfeeding women, pumping and storing breastmilk at work, creating a back-to-work plan, and overcoming challenges. The brochure is available in English and Spanish.

Contact: Breastfeeding Coalition of Washington, 155 North East 100th Street, #500, Seattle, WA 98125, Telephone: (206) 281-8032 Fax: (206) 270-8891 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.breastfeedingwa.org/ Available from the website.

Keywords: Bottle feeding, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding promotion, Child care, Consumer education materials, Infant health, Parent child relations, Parent rights, Spanish language materials, Women', Working mothers, s rights

U.S. Office of the Surgeon General. 2011. The Surgeon General's call to action to support breastfeeding. Washington, DC: U.S. Office of the Surgeon General, 88 pp., exec. summ. (4 pp.).

Annotation: This report describes steps that mothers and their families, communities, clinicians, employers, researchers, and government leaders can take to participate in a society-wide approach to support mothers and babies who are breastfeeding. Topics include the importance of breastfeeding, rates of breastfeeding, and barriers to breastfeeding in the United States. Recommended actions and their associated implementation strategies are detailed.

Contact: U.S. Office of the Surgeon General, Tower Building, Plaza Level 1, Room 100, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852, Telephone: (240) 276-8853 Fax: (240) 453-6141 Web Site: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/index.html Available from the website.

Keywords: Barriers, Breastfeeding promotion, Community action, Infant feeding, Infant nutrition, Lactation management, National initiatives, Public health infrastructure, Public policy, Public private partnerships

Phillipp BL, Jean-Marie S. 2007. African American women and breastfeeding. Washington, DC: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Health Policy Institute, 26 pp.

Annotation: This background paper examines the critical relationship between breastfeeding and infant mortality among African Americans, the racial/ethnic group with the lowest rate of breastfeeding. It explores the benefits of breastfeeding and the issues associated with racial/ethnic disparities in breastfeeding, concluding with an action plan for closing the gap through promotion of breastfeeding based on education, training, awareness, support, and research. Chapter contents include background and review of related literature, factors that influence breastfeeding, promising models and practices, and recommendations and implications for policy change. The appendix contains statistical charts on breastfeeding and infant mortality rates with selected vital statistics. References conclude the paper.

Contact: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, 805 15th Street, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 789-3500 Fax: (202) 789-6390 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.jointcenter.org Available in libraries.

Keywords: Blacks, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding promotion, Ethnic factors, Infant feeding, Infant health, Infant mortality, Model programs, Racial factors, Statistical data

Iowa Lactation Task Force. 2001. Breastfeeding promotion and support guidelines for healthy full term infants. [Rev. ed.]. [Des Moines, IA]: Iowa WIC Program, Iowa Department of Public Health, 89 pp.

Annotation: These breastfeeding promotion and support guidelines were developed to assist health professionals in providing information to generally healthy mothers and babies in the WIC program in Iowa. The protocols address preparation for breastfeeding, getting started, the first few weeks, continuing breastfeeding, and special circumstances. Each chapter contains topics designed to be shared with all pregnant and breastfeeding women and topics that are optional depending on the woman's needs and interests. A list of resources cited within the protocols along with the addresses where they can be obtained is located in Appendix B.

Contact: Iowa Department of Public Health, Iowa WIC Program, Lucas State Office Building, 321 East 12th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0075, Telephone: (515) 281-7689 Web Site: http://www.idph.iowa.gov/WIC Available from the website.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding promotion, Infant feeding, Iowa, Protocols

Steering Committee to Promote Breastfeeding in New York City and the New York State Department of Health. [1984]. Six steps to breastfeeding promotion: A resource kit for health care professionals. New York, NY: Steering Committee to Promote Breastfeeding in New York City, 7 items.

Annotation: This packet contains materials about breastfeeding promotion, including the handbook Six Steps to Breastfeeding Promotion, which is a guide for health professionals in maternal and child health facilities who wish to develop breastfeeding promotion programs. The packet also contains a variety of handouts and forms related to infant feeding and breastfeeding.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding promotion, Breastfeeding promotion programs, Health care personnel, Infant feeding, Infant health, MCH programs, Maternal health

   

The MCH Digital Library is one of six special collections at Geogetown University, the nation's oldest Jesuit institution of higher education. It is supported in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under award number U02MC31613, MCH Advanced Education Policy with an award of $700,000/year. The library is also supported through foundation and univerity funding. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.