Links to breastfeeding resources & related organizations

Advocacy

Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest www.clpi.org

NP Action www.npaction.org

ProMom www.promom.org

Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition http://massbfc.org/advocacy/

Mom's Rising www.momsrising.org

Information

Breastfeeding.com http://www.breastfeeding.com/

Breastfeeding and Dental Health http://www.brianpalmerdds.com

Breastfeeding Online http://www.breastfeedingonline.com

Kangaroo Mother Care http://www.kangaroomothercare.com

The World Health Assembly's (WHA) "Global Strategy of Infant and Young Child Feeding" This document comes from the 55th World Health Assembly, April, 2002 and can be downloaded from the World Health Organisation website at http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/infantfeeding/en/

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International Groups

Australian Breastfeeding Association www.breastfeeding.asn.au

Baby Milk Action http://www.babymilkaction.org

Breastfeeding Committee for Canada  http://breastfeedingcanada.ca/

World Health Organization (WHO) http://www.who.ch/

INFACT Canada http://www.infactcanada.ca

International Baby Food Action Network http://www.ibfan.org

International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA) http://www.ilca.org

International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) http://www.iblce.org/

La Leche League International (LLLI) http://www.lalecheleague.org/

Lactnet (listserv for Lactation Consultants) http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html

UNICEF--United Nations Children's Fund http://www.unicef.org

World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) http://www.waba.org.my

National Groups

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, USA http://www.babyfriendlyusa.org

National Conference for State Legislatures www.ncsl.org

Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) www.motherfriendly.org

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

Pediatrics http://www.pediatrics.org

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Federal Government

Administration for Children and Families http://www.acf.dhhs.gov

Carolyn Maloney (Representative, 14th District, New York) http://www.house.gov/maloney/

CDC Breastfeeding Site http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/

Congressional Record http://www.access.gpo.gov

Congressional Quarterly www.cq.com

Department of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov

Department of Health & Human Services http://www.os.dhhs.gov

Economic Benefits of Breastfeeding (USDA)
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/fanrr13/

Federal Register www.archives.gov/federal_register/index.html

Federal Trade Commission www.ftc.gov

Fed World http://www.fedworld.gov

Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov

Health Care Financing Administration, now named
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.gov

Legi-Slate http://www.legislate.com

Library of Congress http://lcweb.loc.gov

Medline--National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov

National Center for Education in Maternal-Child Health http://www.ncemch.org/

Thomas- US Congress on the Internet http://thomas.loc.gov

US Department HHS: Office on Women's Health http://www.4woman.gov/breastfeeding/index.cfm?page=home

US House of Representatives http://www.house.gov

US Senate information http://www.senate.gov

White House Health related resources http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/pointers/html/health/html

WIC/Food and Nutrition Services of the USDA http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic

State

State of Oregon Breastfeeding Promotion http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/bf/index.shtml

State of California Breastfeeding Resources http://www.wicworks.ca.gov/breastfeeding/BFResources.html

Texas Department of State Health Services http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/wichd/lactate/default.shtm

State of New York Breastfeeding Promotion http://www.health.state.ny.us/community/pregnancy/breastfeeding/

State breastfeeding coalitions
http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/State-Coalitions/coalitions-directory.html

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Professional Groups

Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) www.bfmed.org

American Academy of Family Physicians www.aafp.org

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) http://www.aap.org/

Publications

Ip S, et al. Breastfeeding and maternal and infant health outcomes in developed countries. Evidence report/Technology assessment No.153. AHRQ publication No. 07-E007. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. April 2007
http://www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/evidence/pdf/brfout/brfout.pdf

Horta BL, et al. Evidence on the long-term effects of breastfeeding: systematic reviews and meta-analyses. World Health Organization, Geneva: 2007
https://www.who.int/child_adolescent_health/documents/9241595230/en/

Gibson RL. Toxic baby bottles: scientific study finds leaching chemicals in clear plastic baby bottles. Environment California Research and Policy Center, Los Angeles, CA: 2007
https://www.environmentcalifornia.org/reports/environmental-health/environmental-health-reports/toxic-baby-bottles

Committee on the Evaluation of the Addition of Ingredients New to Infant Formula. Infant Formula:Evaluating the Safety of New Ingredients. Washington, DC: National Academies Press 2004
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10935


Kaufman M, Lee C. HHS Toned Down Breastfeeding Ads: Formula Industry Urged Softer Campaign. Washington Post, August 31, 2007 A01
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/30/AR2007083002198_pf.html

Vallaeys C. Replacing mother- imitating human breast milk in the laboratory. Cornucopia Institute, January 2008 http://cornucopia.org/index.php/replacing-mother-infant-formula-report/

Murray E, et al. Getting it right after delivery: five hospital practices that support breastfeeding. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, August 2007
www.cdphe.state.co.us/ps/mch/gettingitright.pdf

Making a difference for your cause: strategies for nonprofit engagement in legislative advocacy. Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest, Washington, DC, 2006 www.clpi.org

Mason G, Roholt S. Promoting, protecting and supporting breastfeeding: a North Carolina blueprint for action. North Carolina Division of Public Health, Raleigh, NC, 2006 www.ncdhhs.gov http://www.ncdhhs.gov

Born to be breastfed: a call to action to promote breastfeeding in Indiana.
http://www.indianaperinatal.org/programs-breastfeeding-materials-and-resources.aspx

Model Hospital Policy Recommendations, June 2005 Toolkit: www.mch.dhs.ca.gov/programs/bfp/toolkit/default.htm

Breastfeeding Overview http://www.calwic.org/breastfeeding.aspx

California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative
- Care and management of the late preterm infant toolkit http://www.cpqcc.org/LPT.htm
- Nutritional support of the very low birth weight infant: Part 1 http://www.cpqcc.org/NutritionToolkit.html
- Nutritional support of the very low birth weight infant: Part 2
http://www.cpqcc.org/NutritionIIToolkit2.htm

Farber JM, Forsythe SJ (eds). Enterobacter sakazakii. Washington, DC: ASM Press, 2008 http://estore.asm.org/viewItemDetails.asp?ItemID=717

World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research. Food, nutrition, physical activity, and the prevention of cancer: a global perspective. Washington, DC: AICR, 2007
www.dietandcancerreport.org