Useful Websites for Clinicians

• Kelly Mom - Breastfeeding FAQs by an IBCLC

• Neuroprotective Developmental Care (NDC) Institute - Training on Breastfeeding and Infant Sleep and Settling aka Possums by Dr Pam Douglas, GP IBCLC

• Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM)

  • https://abm.memberclicks.net/patient-practitioner-handouts

• Institute for the Advancement of Breastfeeding and Lactation Education (IABLE)

• Physician Guide to Breastfeeding - detailed info on many breastfeeding related topics by US Breast Surgeon/IBCLC

• Lactation Consultants of Australia and New Zealand

• Breastfeeding Medicine Network Australia/New Zealand

• Breastfeeding Network UK

• GP Infant Feeding Network UK

• Stanford Medicine - Getting Started with Breastfeeding

Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocols: (These are the English versions, most are available in alternative languages at ABM)

1. Hypoglycaemia 🍬

2. Going Home Discharge 🏠

3. Supplementation 🍼

4. Mastitis - superseded by # 36

5. Peripartum Breastfeeding Management 🤱🏼

6. Bedsharing and Breastfeeding 🛏️

7. Model Maternity Policy

8. Human Milk Storage for Home Use

9. Galactagogues

10. Breastfeeding the Late Pre-term Infant

11. Ankyloglossia - see new position statement

12. NICU Graduate Going Home

13. Contraception and Breastfeeding

14. Breastfeeding Friendly Office

15. Analgesia and Anaesthesia for the Breastfeeding Mother

16. Breastfeeding the Hypotonic Infant

17. Cleft Lip

18. Antidepressants

19. Breastfeeding Promotion in the Perinatal Setting

20. Engorgement - superseded by #36

21. Substance Use and Breastfeeding

22. Jaundice

23. Non-Pharmacological Management of Procedure-Related Pain

24. Allergic Proctocolitis

25. Pre-procedural Fasting for the Breastfeeding Infant

26. Persistent Pain with Breastfeeding

27. Insulin-Dependent Diabetes

28. Peripartum Analgesia and Anaesthesia

29. Iron, Zinc and Vitamin D

30. Breast Masses

31. Radiology

32. Hyperlactation

33. LGBTQ+ Patients

34. Breast Cancer

35. Supporting Breastfeeding During Maternal or Child Hospitalisation

36. The Mastitis Spectrum (includes Engorgement)

37. Physiological Infant Care

drlaurabaxter - pw for Breastfeeding Basics for Clinicians page

Free Resources for Upskilling:

• Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (What Every Physician Should Know Videos)

  • Breastfeeding Basics:

    • Why Breastfeed? Risks of Not Breastfeeding

    • Process of Breastfeeding: Anatomy & Physiology

    • Medications and Human Milk Video

    • The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative

  • How Babies Learn to Breastfeed:

    • How Babies Learn to Breastfeed - part 1

    • How Babies Learn to Breastfeed - part 2 An Easy Way for Babies to Learn to Feed

    • How Babies Learn to Breastfeed - part 3 Resolving Breast Distress

  • Management to Breastfeeding:

    • Management of Breastfeeding - part 1 How Often Should Newborn Infants Eat?

    • Management of Breastfeeding - part 2 How Do You Counsel Those Who Have Risk Factors or Are Worried They Will Not Make Enough?

    • Management of Breastfeeding - part 3 How Long Should Feeding Last?

    • Management of Breastfeeding - part 4 How to Tell if a Breastfeeding Baby is Getting Enough to Eat

    • Management of Breastfeeding - 5 First Week of Exclusive Breastfeeding Any Concerns or Risk Factors

    • Management of Breastfeeding - part 6 How to Preserve Breastfeeding if Supplementation is Used

    • Management of Breastfeeding - part 7 Is Nipple Pain Normal How to Avoid Nipple Pain.

    • Management of Breastfeeding in Labor and Delivery

    • Management of Breastfeeding - part 9 Artificial Nipples and Nipple Shields

    • Management of Breastfeeding - part 10 A Few Words about Tongue Tie

  • Breastfeeding in Special Situations

    • Breastfeeding and the Late Preterm Infant

    • Breastfeeding Technology and Resources

• Infant and Young Child Feeding: Model Chapter for Textbooks for Medical Students and Allied Health Professionals. WHO - Physiological Basis of Breastfeeding