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Alberta Associations

bulletAlberta College and Association of Registered Nurses
bulletAlberta College of Family Physicians
bulletAlberta College of Physicians and Surgeons
bulletAlberta Health & Wellness
bullet Alberta Human Rights Commission
bulletAlberta Medical Association
bulletAlberta Association of Midwives
bulletAlberta Perinatal Health Program
bulletAlberta Pharmacists Association
bullet Alberta Provincial Ethics Network  Article on ending formula contracts
bulletAlberta Public Health Association
bulletCalgary Breastfeeding Matters Group - professional network
bulletHealth in Action
bulletHealthy Alberta
bulletHealth Research Transfer Network in Alberta
bulletGrowing Food Security in Alberta

Canadian Breastfeeding Organizations

bullet Best Start Resource Centre, Toronto ON
bulletBreastfeeding Committee for Canada
bullet Breastfeeding Committee for Saskatchewan
bulletBritish Columbia Baby Friendly Network
bullet BC Women's Health Centre and Human Milk Bank
bullet The Canadian virtual women's information centre
bulletCanadian Taskforce on Preventative Health Care - search breastfeeding
bullet INFACT CANADA
bullet La Leche League Canada and bookstore
bulletManitoba Breastfeeding Committee
bullet Niagara Region Breastfeeding Coalition
bullet Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System - breastfeeding data
bulletOntario Breastfeeding Committee
bullet Ontario Public Health Association - advocacy for breastfeeding
bullet Quintessence Foundation (World Breastfeeding Week - Breastfeeding Challenge)
bullet UNICEF CANADA

Canadian Organizations

bulletBritish Columbia Reproductive Care Program
bullet Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program
bullet Canadian College of Family Physicians Position Statement for Breastfeeding
bulletCanadian Healthcare Association
bullet Canadian Health Network (CHN)
bullet Canadian Institute of Child Health
bullet Canadian Institutes for Health Research
bullet Canadian Lactation Consultant Association / Association canadienne des consultantes en lactation
bulletCanadian Nurses Association
bulletCanadian Pediatric Society
bullet Canadian Pharmacists Association
bulletCanadian Public Health Association
bulletDietitians of Canada
bullet Health Canada
bullet Mother Risk
bulletPublic Health Agency of Canada
bullet Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
bulletSupporting breastfeeding in Childcare in Canada
bulletWomen's Health Matters - Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto
 

North American Organizations

bulletAcademy of Breastfeeding Medicine (professional breastfeeding association for physicians; professional protocols for breastfeeding practice)
bullet American Academy of Pediatrics
bulletAmerican Academy of Pediatrics - Bright Futures Program
bulletBest Start Social Marketing
bullet Breastfeeding Taskforce for Greater Los Angeles
bulletCalifornia Perinatal Quality Care Collaboration  Nutritional Support of the Very Low Birth Weight Infant: Part I and Part II Toolkits
bulletCenter for Disease Control USA
bulletCoalition to Improve Maternity Services (CIMS)
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Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Washington State

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Human Milk Banking Association of North America

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Indiana State Breastfeeding Strategy

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Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition

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National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition USA

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National Women's Health Organization - USA

bullet National Breastfeeding Ad Campaign - USA
bulletTexas Department of Health Breastfeeding Promotion website
bulletUnited States Breastfeeding Committee

Code Monitoring

bullet Baby Milk Action  UK
bullet INFACT CANADA
bullet International Baby Food Action Network - IBFAN
bulletNational Alliance for Breastfeeding  US
 

International Organizations

bulletAnother Look (HIV)
bulletAttachment Parenting International
bulletAustralian Breastfeeding Association (* Breastfeeding Review)
bullet Australian Government Site for breastfeeding
bullet Global Breastfeeding Website
bulletEmergency Nutrition Network: Documents on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies
bulletInnocenti Declaration - +15 year anniversary
bullet International Lactation Consultant Association (* Journal of Human Lactation subscription with membership, open to all interested in breastfeeding)
bullet International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners
bullet International Breastfeeding Journal (free online)
bullet International Confederation of Midwives
bullet International Linkages Breastfeeding Project  (Information on breastfeeding including LAM and HIV)
bullet International Network for Kangaroo Mother Care
bulletInternational Society for Research in Human Milk and Lactation
bullet UNICEF International
bulletConvention on the Rights of the Child - UNICEF
bulletLa Leche League International
bulletLamaze International
bulletPan American Health Organization - WHO Regional Office
bullet Wellstart International 

(* Model Hospital Policy Recommendations, * Promoting Breast-feeding in health facilities: A short course for administrators and policy makers)

bullet World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) World Breastfeeding Week materials
bullet World Health Organization - List of publications on infant and child nutrition
bullet Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding
bulletChild Growth Standards -  released April 27, 2006
bullet Breastfeeding Counselling - A Training Course
bullet Relactation

WHO Publications available in Canada from the  Canadian Public Health Association

Baby Friendly™ Initiative

bulletBaby Friendly Initiative Australia
bulletBaby-Friendly™ USA
bullet Baby-Friendly™ Initiative in Ireland
bulletBritish Columbia Baby Friendly Network
bulletNew Zealand BFI
bullet United Kingdom Baby-Friendly™ Initiative

Listservs

bullet Alberta Breastfeeding Network listserv
bullet Alberta Human Milk Banking listserv
bullet Breastfeeding Canada listserv
bullet Canadian Human Milk Banking listserv
bullet Canadian Pharmacists Association
bullet LACTNET listserv for Lactation Consultants & Professionals
bullet Lactnet Archives
bullet HIV listserv

Resource Materials

bullet Annotated Bibliography, Evidence for Benefits & Risks, Breastfeeding Committee for Canada, 2006
bullet Baby's Best Chance, BC booklet for parents (large pdf file)
bullet Breaking the Code 2004, IBFAN
bullet Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk American Academy of Pediatrics
bulletBreastfeeding Abstracts - from LLLI
bullet Breastfeeding and the Baby Friendly Initiative - BMJ
bulletBreastfeeding Basics - free online course for professionals
bullet Breastfeeding and Drugs - Motherisk, 2002
bulletBreastfeeding Medicine - new journal for physicians, launched April 2006
bullet Breastfeeding Papers of the Month - UNICEF
bullet Breastfeeding Resources for Pharmacists - Canadian Pharmacists Association
bullet Breastfeeding When Mothers Get Sick - New Brunswick
bulletBreastfeeding Women and Work - WABA
bullet Breast Development and Control of Milk Synthesis - Peter Hartmann
bullet Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program - Breastfeeding Workbook
bullet Canada's Position Statement on Breastfeeding
bullet Center for Breastfeeding Information La Leche League International -   access to database with free registration online
bullet Childbirth Graphics
bullet Clinical Guidelines for the Establishment of Exclusive Breastfeeding - ILCA
bulletCochrane Collaboration
bulletDental Implications - Dr. Brian Palmer's website for professionals
bullet Duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding - FAQ for Professionals, Health Canada
bulletDrugs and Breastfeeding - Dr. Thomas Hale's website
bullet Family Centred Maternity and Newborn Care: National Guidelines,  Chapter 7, 2000
bulletHuman Milk - anti-infective properties in relation to human milk banking
bullet INFACT CANADA
bullet Innocenti Declaration
bullet International Breastfeeding Journal - free articles available online
bullet International Photo Contest - New Zealand
bullet La Leche League Canada
bullet Lactnet Archives - global listserv for health professionals
bullet Lancet Child Survival Series
bullet Lessons from Sweden - newborn behaviour - Ann Maria Widstrom
bulletMaternal and Child Health Library
bullet A Multicultural Perspective on Breastfeeding in Canada - Health Canada
bullet New York State School Curriculum on breastfeeding
bullet Normal Breasts - for sexual purposes or for breastfeeding?
bulletOntario Public Health Association Position Paper on Breastfeeding
bulletOutcomes of Breastfeeding vs Formula Feeding - Centre of Breastfeeding Information, LLLI
bullet Parentbooks
bulletPromoting and Supporting Breastfeeding - American College of Family Physicians
bulletRebecca Glover teaching resources from Australia
bullet Review of Medical Benefits and Contraindications for Breastfeeding - Dr. Ruth Lawrence
bulletSan Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition (free newsletters)
bullet Suzanne Colson's website - Biological Nurturing
bullet UK Brochure on Latching and in html format - NHS - how to breastfeed
bullet USDA Economic Benefits of Breastfeeding

 

Websites for Families

bulletAdoptive Breastfeeding Website
bullet Breast Infection - Atlantic Health Services Corporation, New Brunswick
bulletBreastfeeding
bullet Breastfeeding - Canadian Pediatric Society, March 2005
bulletBreastfeeding Online - articles from Dr. Jack Newman
bullet Breastfeeding and the law - LLLI
bulletBreastfeeding after breast reduction - Diane West
bullet Breastfeeding Made Simple - animated latch
bulletBreastfeeding and Working - US private site for working mothers
bullet Breastfeeding Information sheets - Diane Wiessinger
bulletKelly Mom - evidence based information on breastfeeding
bullet Lactation Amenorrhea Method - Calgary Health Region
bulletMidwives Online
bullet Multiple Births Canada - breastfeeding resources
bulletPost Partum Support International
bulletProMom
bullet What Special Nutrient Needs do I have while breastfeeding, Dietitians of Canada, 2005
bullet What Should I know About Breastfeeding - Canadian Health Network, 2005
bulletWomen's Health Matters
 
 
Links in this document are intended to serve as a reference list of resources on breastfeeding.
The ABC does not endorse any product, web page or resource materials with the exception of all of the
WHO and UNICEF Global Initiatives, the Baby Friendly™ Initiative, Innocenti Declaration 
the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent WHA Resolutions,
and the national documents from the Breastfeeding Committee for Canada.

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Last modified: 02/26/09