Lactation Education Resources, an online education provider, offers courses in basic lactation management for doulas and childbirth educators, training for IBCLC certification, continuing education for IBCLCs and other health care providers, and training for hospitals to achieve Baby Friendly status. Find out more about how to work at your own pace at www.lactationtraining.com
ICEA in partnership with Lactation Education Resources (LER) value evidence based information on breastfeeding and lactation. When you take a course from LER and use the code ICEA2019, 10% of your cost will be credited to ICEA.
Breastfeeding Resources for Professionals
Breastfeeding Links
The ICEA Lactation Committee recommended to the ICEA Board of Directors that a resource page for breastfeeding information be added to the ICEA website. The Board enthusiastically embraced this idea and the committee has assembled the resources listed below for use by all ICEA Certified Professionals and ICEA Advocate Members. The listings include the appropriate links to the primary information. The committee hopes you will find this information helpful in your practice.
Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk: Section on Breastfeeding – (AAP) Breastfeeding basics from the American Academy of Pediatrics
WHO Infant and Young Child Feeding – Model Chapter for textbooks for medical students and allied health professionals
The Healthy Children Project – Information and educational resources
UNICEF First Hour of Life – Recommendation for early feedings
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine – Excellent source for free procedures and current research
AAP Breastfeeding Residency Curriculum – Recommended curriculum for professional education, specifically for residents
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention – Many resources and links
CDC Breast Pump Cleaning Guidelines – Safe cleaning procedures for pumping supplies
Human Milk Banking Association of North America – Information and resources for milk banking and storage
The World Health Organization – For information on the International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes
United States Breastfeeding Committee – To find US local coalitions, Core Competencies in Breastfeeding for all Health Care Professionals, latest legislation and news and action alerts.
Federal Drug Administration – For info handout on choosing and using breast pumps and news alerts
NetCode toolkit for ongoing monitoring and periodic assessment of the Code – The Network for Global Monitoring and Support for Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and Subsequent relevant World Health Assembly Resolutions (NetCode) has developed this toolkit to reinvigorate and reinforce ongoing monitoring and periodic assessment of the Code and national laws by providing protocols, guidance, and tools.
Resources for Breastfeeding Families
For Information on diseases and conditions during breastfeeding
https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/disease/index.htm
Support Groups and information on basic breastfeeding:
LaLeche League- LLLI.org
Office of Women’s Health- womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/
WIC- fns.usda.gov/wic/breastfeeding-promotion-and-support-wic
Skin to Skin Care – Basics of early skin to skin care
Information on medications and breastfeeding:
Infant Risk Center- InfantRisk.com 806-352-2519
Looking for Baby Friendly Hospitals:
BabyFriendlyUSA.org
For the 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding:
http//:www.unicef.org/newsline/tenstps.htm
Information on Handling and storing breastmilk:
www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/recommendations/handling_breastmilk.htm
Human Milk Banking Association of North America
hmbana.org/
Kelly Mom– basic mom to mom advice
Simple Steps to Getting Breastfeeding off to a Good Start
Work with your caregivers and birth place to ensure:
- Immediate skin to skin care and remain skin to skin until the newborn attaches and breastfeeds
- Keep your baby with you to learn your baby’s feeding cues
- Feed with baby’s cues rather than a schedule
- Let the baby lead the feeding- they know when they are hungry and when they are full
- There is no “best position”- each mom and baby will find their most comfortable position
- Do not “push” baby’s head into the breast
- Do not limit nursing times
- Only give formula supplements if medically necessary
- Continue skin to skin care in the first days of breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding should not be painful, if breastfeeding hurts, ask for help
- Make sure you receive the contact numbers of community breastfeeding resources before you leave the hospital
Before the Baby comes:
- Talk to family and friends about your breastfeeding goals
- Consider taking a breastfeeding class
- Find a breastfeeding-friendly infant care provider
- Talk with others who have birthed at local hospitals and ask questions about breastfeeding support at that hospital
- Talk with you doctor or midwife to ensure you will not be separated from the baby unless medical necessary; request time for the newborn to self-attach in the first 1-2 hours
Core Competencies
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