Resources for Healthcare Providers

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Comprehensive lactation support in prenatal, birth, and postnatal care results in improved breastfeeding success. 

Resources from Your Professional Academy or College

Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM)

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG)

Clinic Resources

Training Resources

Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute (CGBI)

  • The Breastfeeding University offers four 30 minute Healthcare modules that provide evidence-based, up-to-date information from an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, lactation consultants, and public health professionals.
  • The Healthcare Module Descriptors provide information on Core Competencies, Learning Objectives, and Content Outline for each module.
    • Module 1: Introduction to Breastfeeding-Friendly Healthcare: “Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding”, Steps 1 to 5
    • Module 2: Introduction to Breastfeeding-Friendly Healthcare: “Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding”, Steps 6 to 10
    • Module 3: Understanding and Communicating the Risks of Not Breastfeeding
    • Module 4: Medications in Lactation: Is this drug safe for Breastfeeding?

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 

Lactation Education Resources (LER)

La Leche League (LLL) 

LLL Webinar Library includes a number of relevant topics, including the following recommended webinars:

  • Breastfeeding and Child Birth
  • Breastfeeding and Mental Health
  • Breastfeeding Difficulties Linked to Neuromuscular Deficits
  • Breastfeeding in The Context of HIV
  • Using Cultural Awareness And Cultural Humility In Breastfeeding Conversations 
  • Torticollis And Jaw Asymmetry: Strategies For Assisting And Counseling The Breastfeeding Dyad
  • What’s New in Postpartum Depression

Michigan Breastfeeding Network (MIBFN)

MIBFN presents Great Lakes Breastfeeding Webinars, including the following recommended webinars:

  • Beyond Blame: Addressing the Barriers and Care Gaps that Prevent Access
  • Breastfeeding with Trauma: Navigating the Journey After Sexual Assault
  • Caring in Crisis: Best Practices for Birth and Lactation Support When Families Fear Detention
  • Critical Warning Signs in Postpartum Care
  • First Food, Strong Roots: The Strategic Attempt to Annihilate the Practice of Black Breastfeeding
  • From Breast to Beyond: Integrating Oral Motor/Feeding, Myofunctional Skills and Tethered Oral Tissues from an SLP Perspective
  • Removing Barriers Collectively: Working Together to Improve Health Outcomes for Families Panel Discussion

We look forward to celebrating your support for breastfeeding, chestfeeding, and human milk feeding families in our community!

  1. Apply now for the Breastfeed Orange NC Community Partner and Employer Award. Healthcare clinics and offices are community partners and employers, and it is a great starting place to show your support for lactating families!
    • Community Partners are businesses and organizations that welcome breastfeeding, chestfeeding, and human milk feeding families.
    • Businesses/Employers are workplaces that support lactating employees. 
  2. Consider the North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition Family Friendly Clinic Award for outpatient healthcare clinics
    • The award is open to any outpatient medical clinic serving pregnant and postpartum women, infants and/or children in North Carolina.
    • Applicants may include Health Departments, Family Medicine, Pediatric, Obstetric, Midwifery, or other types of clinics serving these populations.

Please email orangenc@breastfeedingcommunities.org with any questions!