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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

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Keywords: Breast feeding promotion, Lactation management

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

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

Annotation: This publication summarizes presentations and discussions from a two-day workshop held in January 2020. Topics include macronutrient requirements; one-carbon metabolism micronutrients; iron, vitamin D, calcium, antioxidants, and iodine; dietary supplements; new developments and emerging topics; implications for maternal and infant health of maternal intakes and nutritional status during lactation; maternal nutrient intake and early-life programming; and the role of systems and policies in providing solutions to nutrition access and equity during pregnancy and lactation.

Contact: National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Keck 360, Washington, DC 20001, Telephone: (202) 334-3313 Secondary Telephone: (888) 624-8373 Fax: (202) 334-2451 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nap.edu Available from the website.

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Keywords: Infant nutrition, Lactation, Maternal nutrition, Pregnancy, Prenatal nutrition

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

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

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

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

Annotation: This book provides a monthly overview of the pregnancy period from the first signs of pregnancy to postpartum care. Part one describes general principles about pregnancy and nutrition during pregnancy. Part two provides a detailed description of the pregnancy processes month by month. Part three discusses special cases and complications, such as gestational diabetes and hypertension, that may occur during pregnancy. Part four covers postpartum care, first weeks at home, lactation, and infant health. Spanish version also available.

Contact: Workman Publishing, 225 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014, Telephone: (212) 254-5900 Fax: (212) 254-8098 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.workman.com/ Available in libraries.

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Keywords: Childbirth, Infant health, Lactation, Nutrition, Postnatal care, Postpartum care, Pregnancy, Pregnancy complications, Spanish language materials

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

Annotation: This fact sheet informs breastfeeding mothers returning to work, or otherwise away from their infants, about important benefits of expressing milk via breast pumps. It offers advice on choosing the right pump kit, getting advice from a lactation consultant, basics about breast pump kits, choosing to buy or rent a kit, and keeping all parts of the kit clean and disinfected.

Contact: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993, Telephone: (888) 463-6332 Fax: (301) 443-3100 Web Site: http://www.fda.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Breast pumps, Breastfeeding, Consumer education materials, Infant feeding, Lactation management

Annotation: This guide provides state and local community members with information to help them choose the breastfeeding intervention strategy that best meets needs, including hospitals and birth centers, worksites, and communities. This guide builds upon the research evidence demonstrating effective intervention strategies and offers relevant information for each including program examples and resources. Contents include maternity care practices, professional education, access to professional support, peer support programs, support for breastfeeding in the workplace and in early care and education, access to breastfeeding education and information, social marketing, and addressing the marketing of infant formula.

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 Available from the website.

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Keywords: Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding promotion, Intervention, Lactation, Lactation management, MCH programs, Professional education, Resources for professionals

Annotation: This curriculum presents competencies and objectives to guide any lactation program, regardless of setting. Topics include communication and counseling; documentation and communication; history taking and assessment; prenatal and perinatal breastfeeding support; extended breastfeeding support; problem-solving skills; newborn/child breastfeeding challenges; maternal breastfeeding challenges' use of techniques and devices; public health; research, legislation, and policy; professional responsibilities and practice; and leadership and teaching. For each topic, information is provided about core competencies, learning objectives, suggested content, and suggested skills and behaviors. [Record in process]

Contact: Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Review Committee, 2501 Aerial Center Parkway, Suite 103, Morrisville, NC 27560, Telephone: (919) 459-6106 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.leaarc.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding promotion, Breastfeeding promotion programs, Breastfeeding support, Lactation, Leadership, Legislation, Parent support services, Public health, Public policy, Research, Standards

Annotation: This fact sheet explains how physicians and other health professionals can support breastfeeding in clinical care practices. It describes how doctors can support their patients' intentions to breastfeed; provide best practices guidelines and breastfeeding support; avoid serving as advertisers for infant formula; develop skilled lactation care teams; and help create health care systems that guarantee continuity of skilled support for lactation between hospitals and health care settings in the community. Included are key actions steps identified by the Surgeon General to support breastfeeding in clinical care and a call for changes in clinical care practices that promote breastfeeding.

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 Available from the website.

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Keywords: Breastfeeding promotion, Breastfeeding promotion campaigns, Family support, Health care systems, Lactation management, Physicians, Public health

Annotation: This fact sheet explains how nurses can help breastfeeding mothers in clinical care practices. It describes how nurses can support mothers' intentions to breastfeed; promote breastfeeding as a standard of care; seek out opportunities to improve knowledge and skills; develop skilled lactation care teams. and provide breastfeeding support after hospital discharge. Included are key actions steps identified by the Surgeon General to support breastfeeding in clinical care and a call for changes in clinical care practices that promote breastfeeding.

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 Available from the website.

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Keywords: Breastfeeding promotion, Breastfeeding promotion campaigns, Family support, Health care systems, Lactation management, Nurse clinicians, Physicians, Public health

Annotation: This document presents clinical competencies for the practice of international board certified lactation consultants (IBCLCs). The competencies encompass the responsibilities and activities that are part of IBCLCs' practice. The aim of these competencies is to inform the public about fields in which IBCLCs can provide safe, competent, and evidence-based care.

Contact: International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, 6402 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 350, Falls Church, VA 22042, Telephone: (703) 560-7330 Fax: (703) 560-7332 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.iblce.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding promotion, Breastfeeding support, Guidelines, Safety, Health care, Lactation, Standards

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.

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

Annotation: This mobile application provides information about drugs and breastfeeding. Topics include maternal and infant drug levels, possible effects on lactation and on breastfed infants, and alternative drugs to consider. The application is available for iPhone/iPod Touch or Android devices.

Contact: National Library of Medicine, Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program, Specialized Information Services, Two Democracy Plaza, Suite 510, 6707 Democracy Plaza, MSC 5467, Bethesda, MD 20892-5467, Telephone: (301) 496-1131 Fax: (301) 480-3537 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro.html Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adverse effects, Breastfeeding, Drug effects, Infant health, Lactation, Mobile applications, Software

Annotation: This webinar, held on October 25, 2011, explored ways health plans and businesses can promote breastfeeding. Topics included supporting breastfeeding benefits for everyone, breastfeeding for infants in the neonatal intensive care unit, and promising practices at work. Archived content includes the webinar agenda, speaker biographies and presentations, evaluation, and additional resources. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation, 1225 19th Street, N.W., Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 296-4426 Fax: (202) 296-4319 E-mail: http://www.nihcm.org/contact Web Site: http://www.nihcm.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding promotion, Lactation, Multimedia, Work family issues, Working mothers

Annotation: This directory for health professionals serving expectant and new mothers provides breastfeeding resources such as classes, books, videos, state laws, professional services, insurance information, and websites. The directory also provides tools and guidelines that health professionals can turn to for easy access to information on managing common breastfeeding problems. It includes the Rhode Island Breastfeeding Coalition's position paper on breastfeeding, information on the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO), and the United Nation''s Children's Fund (UNICEF), and statistics on breastfeeding in Rhode Island from the 2010 CDC Breastfeeding Report Card. Individual sections cover prenatal and postnatal support, local and national resources, clinical information and resources, and breastfeeding tools and guidelines.

Contact: Rhode Island Department of Health, Three Capitol Hill, Providence, RI 02908, Telephone: (401) 222-5960 Web Site: http://www.health.state.ri.us Available from the website.

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Keywords: Breastfeeding, Consultation, Directories, Educational materials, Infant nutrition, Lactation, Lactation management, Lactation specialists, Nutrition services, Resource materials, Rhode Island, State programs, WIC Program

Annotation: This guide provides resources to assist those who are working with pregnant and postpartum women who need assistance in making informed infant feeding choices and who can benefit from breastfeeding services and support. The guide includes statements on the benefits of breastfeeding; examples of breastfeeding initiatives; and contact information for La Leche League leaders, lactation consultants, and Massachusetts WIC program breastfeeding coordinators. It also lists organizations that supply educational materials for parents, childcare providers; sources for breastfeeding promotion materials; and suppliers of breast pumps and breastfeeding equipment. Other resources include guidelines on pumping and storing milk; information on medications and breastfeeding; lists of state and local breastfeeding support organizations, sources of breastfeeding literature; and courses, training, and continuing education opportunities. Patient rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act and the breastfeeding sections of the Massachusetts Hospital Licensure Regulations are included in the appendices. i

Contact: Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition, 254 Conant Road , Weston, MA 02493, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.massbfc.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Breastfeeding, Consultation, Directories, Educational materials, Infant nutrition, Lactation, Lactation management, Lactation specialists, Massachusetts, Nutrition services, Resource materials, State programs, WIC Program

Annotation: This fact sheet outlines standards of practice for individuals certified by the International Lactation Consultant Association to assure quality practice and service to clients, families, and other health care professionals. It address four areas: (1) professional responsibilities, (2) legal considerations, (3) clinical practice, and (4) breastfeeding education and counseling.

Contact: International Lactation Consultant Association, 2501 Aerial Center Parkway, Suite 103, Morrisville, NC 27560, Telephone: (919) 861-5577 Fax: (919) 459-2075 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ilca.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Breastfeeding, Lactation, Lactation specialists, Nutrition counseling, Professional education, Professional training, Resources for professionals

Annotation: This is a summary of a paper written to highlight policy and program areas needing to be addressed to ensure the continuous improvement of health care and services related to perinatal and women's health over the coming decade. This paper discusses health-related benefits and concerns associated with physical activity in women, physical activity during pregnancy and lactation, interventions to enhance the physical activity behavior of women, policy and practice issues, and research needs. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Intervention, Lactation, Physical activity, Policy development, Pregnancy, Program development, Women', s health