Sometimes you need authoritative sources for breastfeeding information that you can share with health care providers--or your mother. Below are some documents written for professionals that we thought might be of use to you.
Literature Reviews on Breastfeeding as the Biological Norm
- The AAP Statement on Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk (2012)
- Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Developed Countries (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2007)
- Evidence on long-term effects of breastfeeding: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses (World Health Organization, 2007)
From the American Academy of Pediatrics
- 2005 Statement on Breastfeeding and Use of Human Milk
- Transfer of Drugs and Other Chemicals into Human Milk
- Jaundice (Management of Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn Infant 35 or More Weeks of Gestation)
- Tongue-tie (Congenital Tongue-tie and Its Impact on Breastfeeding)
- Oral Health Risk Assessment Timing and Establishment of the Dental Health
Clinical Protocols from the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
- Cosleeping Guidelines
- Storing Milk
- Mastitis
- Breastfeeding the Late Preterm (Near Term) Infant
- Hypoglycemia
- Going Home Protocol
- Supplementary Feeding for the Breastfed Neonate
- Analgesia and Anesthesia for the Breastfeeding Mother
- Breastfeeding Friendly Physician’s Office
- Contraception and Breastfeeding
- Using Galactagogues in Initiating or Augmenting Maternal Milk Supply