Breastfeeding: Information For Healthcare Professionals
Breastfeeding is best for the health of infants and mothers. As more families are choosing to breastfeed, more healthcare providers need to have the skills to support them. Visit the links below for more information on clinically based applications on breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding Tools for Healthcare Professionals
- Information on Medications for the Lactating Mother: Lactmed National Library of Medicine Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed); or Infant Risk Center - InfantRisk Center Resources | InfantRisk Center
- The Breastfeeding-Friendly Pediatric Office Practice
- Sample Hospital Breastfeeding Policy for Newborns
Hospitals play an important role in successful breastfeeding. Much of this success can be based on the Ten Steps for Baby Friendly Hospital from Baby Friendly USA. The American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Breastfeeding and the Section on Perinatal Pediatrics have written a sample breastfeeding hospital policy that outlines the policies and procedures that hospitals should take to support breastfeeding and Baby Friendly USA has guidelines for hospital implementation: Baby-Friendly-GEC-Final.pdf - Lactation Support Providers Descriptors Table
Lactation support personnel are described in detail in this easy to reference table. - Are you a lactation professional in Rhode Island? Register your business with ZipMilk.
Resources for Your Patients:
- Breastfeeding Helpline 800-994-9662
The National Women's Health and Breastfeeding Helpline offers breastfeeding information anytime between 9 am and 6 pm Eastern Monday through Friday in English or Spanish. - HealthyChildren.org
Find a vast library of articles on breastfeeding from AAP experts designed to help families become more informed and find answers to common breastfeeding questions . - Firstdroplets.com
Great videos and information in English and Spanish.