Breastfeeding Benefits & Recommendations

American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Breastfeeding. (2012). Policy statement: Breastfeeding and the use of human milk. Pediatrics, 129(3), e827-e841. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-3552
- http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/129/3/e827

American College of Nurse-Midwives. (2016). Position statement: Breastfeeding.
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Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). (2015). AWHONN Position Statement: Breastfeeding. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nurses, 44(1), 145-150.
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Schwarzenberg, S.J., Georgieff, M.K., & American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition. (2018). Policy Statement: Advocacy for improving nutrition in the first 1000 days to support childhood development and adult health. Pediatrics, 141(2).
- https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/141/2/e20173716

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Breastfeeding.
- https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/index.htm
- Each sub-section of the breastfeeding section of this website includes valuable, current information.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity. (CDC, 2013). A practitioners guide for advancing health equity: Community strategies for preventing chronic disease. Section 3. Maximizing healthy food and beverage strategies. Breastfeeding practices and policies (pp. 24-27).
- https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/state-local-programs/health-equity-guide/index.htm
- Click on link to download the entire publication or scroll down to the second subsection to locate link to the breastfeeding document (pp. 24-27).

Ip, S., Chung, M., Raman, G., Chew, P., Magula, N., DeVine, D., Trikalinos, T., & Lau, J. (2007, April). Breastfeeding and maternal and infant health outcomes in developed countries. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 153 (Prepared by Tufts-New England Medical Center Evidence-based Practice Center, under Contract No. 290-02-0022)]. AHRQ Publication No. 07-E007. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
- http://archive.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/evidence/pdf/brfout/brfout.pdf

Merewood, A., Bugg, K., Krane, K., Nickel, N., Broom,S., Edwards, R., Feldman-Winter, L. (2019). Addressing racial inequities in breastfeeding in the southern United States, 143(2). doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-1897 (Link to abstract is below.)
- http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2019/01/16/peds.2018-1897

United Nations Children’s Fund. (UNICEF, 2018, May). Breastfeeding: A mother’s gift for every child. New York, NY: Author.
- https://www.unicef.org/publications/index_102824.html
- Click link above to download full report.

World Health Organization. (1981). International code of Marketing of breast-milk substitutes. Geneva: Author.
- http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/infantfeeding/9241541601/en/
- Click link above to download full document.

World Health Organization, UNICEF, & International Baby Food Action Network. (2018). Marketing of breast-milk substitutes: National implementation of the international code: Status Report 2018.
- http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/infantfeeding/code_report2018/en/
- Click link above to download full report.

World Health Organization. (2018). Protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services: The revised baby-friendly hospital initiative 2018.
- http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/guidelines/breastfeeding-facilities-maternity-newborn/en/
- Click on link above to download: Guideline; Executive summary; Implementation guidance; Appendix: Indicators for monitoring; Ten steps to successful breastfeeding (revised 2018) and poster.

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