KRS Website: Maternal & Newborn Health: Breastfeeding & Infant Nutrition

AHS Practice Resources

Breastfeeding Initiative.
AHS modules on breastfeeding as well as links to several reports produced by AHS on the topic.
Nutrition for Lactation: Nutrition Guideline.
AHS nutrition guideline for healthcare professionals providing an overview of the evidence-based nutrition recommendations for individuals who are breastfeeding, chestfeeding, body feeding, or human milk feeding and provides answers to commonly asked questions, 2022.
The Socio-Ecological Model in the Breastfeeding Context
AHS visual framework of common factors that may influence breastfeeding, 2019.
Supporting Informed Feeding Decisions: Information on Infant Feeding Options for Healthcare Professionals.
AHS 20-hour breastfeeding course and evidence-informed reference document to support the principles outlined in the Informed Feeding Decisions (IFD) module, 2020.

Alberta Breastfeeding Committee (ABC)
ABC is a team of health care providers, independent breastfeeding experts, and consumers who are dedicated to protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in Alberta.
The Baby-Friendly Initiative: Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding.
Canadian Paediatric Society, Position Statement, Reaffirmed Jan 1, 2020.
Breastfeeding Committee for Canada
The National authority for Baby-Friendly Initiative.
Canadian Lactation Consultant Association
Provides educational opportunities, professional networking as well as advocacy on issues relating to breastfeeding/chestfeeding and the needs of IBCLCs in Canada.

Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM)
ABM brings doctors together to provide evidence-based solutions to the challenges facing breastfeeding across the globe.
Breastfeeding in the UK - Position Statement
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2022. This statement addresses breastfeeding in the UK. It strongly supports and reflects national policies, practices and legislation that are conducive to breastfeeding, as well as promotion, advice and support to new mothers.
Lancet Breastfeeding Series (2016)
The two papers in this Series describe past and current global trends of breastfeeding, its short and long-term health consequences for the mother and child, the impact of investment in breastfeeding, and the determinants of breastfeeding and the effectiveness of promotion interventions.

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