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Resources for Breastfeeding Promotion

Health Canada

bullet Canada's Position Statement on Exclusive Breastfeeding
bullet Duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding - FAQ for Professionals, Health Canada
bullet Family Centred Maternity and Newborn Care: National Guidelines,  Chapter 7, 2000
bullet A Multicultural Perspective on Breastfeeding in Canada - Health Canada
bullet Ten Great Reasons to Breastfeed - Health Canada - pdf file
bullet Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program
bullet CAPC/CPNP Think Tank: Factors which contributed to increased breastfeeding - Public Health Agency of Canada

Advocacy Documents

bulletBreastfeeding in Quebec: Guidelines (translated and shared with permission of Le Ministere de la sante et des services sociaux du Quebec)
bullet European Blueprint for Protecting, Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding  2002
bullet National Breastfeeding Ad Campaign - USA
bulletTexas Department of Health Breastfeeding Promotion website
bulletTransforming Health Colleagues into Breastfeeding Advocates - WABA
bulletProtecting, Promoting and Supporting Breastfeeding - WABA
bullet Breastfeeding and the Public's Health - editorial, 2005, NSW Bulletin, Sydney,    Australia

 

Professional Association Statements

bullet Breastfeeding Committee for Canada - Position Statement
bullet Canadian College of Family Physicians Position Statement for Breastfeeding
bullet Canadian Pharmacists Association - Position Statement on Breastfeeding and Infant Feeding
bulletOntario Public Health Association Position Paper on Breastfeeding
bullet Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk American Academy of Pediatrics
bulletPromoting and Supporting Breastfeeding - American College of Family Physicians

 

Miscellaneous Statements

bulletHuman Milk - anti-infective properties in relation to human milk banking
bulletOutcomes of Breastfeeding vs Formula Feeding - Centre of Breastfeeding Information, LLLI
bullet USDA Economic Benefits of Breastfeeding
bullet Review of Medical Benefits and Contraindications for Breastfeeding - Dr. Ruth Lawrence
bulletNew York State School Curriculum on breastfeeding
bulletBreastfeeding and Food Security - WABA

 

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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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