More Information and References for Breastfeeding (ever)

References and community resources

Breastfeeding Information Websites:

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HHS Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding, Washington, D.C. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health, 2000. http://www.womenshealth.gov
• Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) Statements and Clinical Protocols http://www.bfmed.org/protocols
• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Policies http://www.aafp.org
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) http://www.aap.org
• American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) http://www.midwife.org/
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) http://www.acog.org
• American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Position Statement

http://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(14)01876-0/fulltext

• Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Position Statements http://www.awhonn.org
• Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative http://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding
• International Lactation Consultant Association http://www.ilca.org
• United States Lactation Consultant Association http://www.uslca.org
• La Leche League International http://llli.org/
• World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action http://waba.org.my/
• United States Breastfeeding Committee http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/
• World Health Organization http://www.who.int/topics/breastfeeding/en/
  

Resources for Health Care Professionals:
The Surgeon Generals Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/breastfeeding/index.html

Position Papers/Policy Statements:
Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk
American Academy of Pediatrics, 2012
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2012/02/22/peds.2011-3552

Family-Centered Care and the Pediatrician's Role
American Academy of Pediatrics, 2012
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/129/2/394

The Lifelong Effects of Early Childhood Adversity and Toxic Stress
Pediatrics 2012;129;e232; originally published online December 26, 2011;
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2011/12/21/peds.2011-2663

Human Milk, Breastfeeding, and Transmission of HIV Type 1 in the United States
American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatrics. 2003; 112: 1196-1205.
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/112/5/1196

Evidence for the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding
World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/teams/nutrition-and-food-safety/food-and-nutrition-actions-in-health-systems/ten-steps-to-successful-breastfeeding

Evidence on the Long-Term Effects of Breastfeeding
World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241505307

Protecting, Promoting and Supporting Breastfeeding.
World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/westernpacific/activities/protecting-supporting-and-promoting-breastfeeding