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Explore: Breastfeeding-Friendly Clinic Online Toolkit
Navigate to the California WIC Association website to view the 9 steps for a breastfeeding friendly environment. The website’s grid is interactive, with guidelines and desired outcomes provided when selecting each of the 9 steps. Does your clinic currently meet the desired guideline outcomes? What could be implemented to meet the outcomes?
9 Steps to Breastfeeding-Friendly Clinics – Online Toolkit from the California WIC Association (refers to the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program WIC for Women, Infants and Children)
Read: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocol
The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocol No. 14 discussed in this module can be found in its entirety below.
Clinical Protocol 14: Breastfeeding-Friendly Physician’s Office – Optimizing Care for Infants and Children (PDF)
Use: Brochures for Common Breastfeeding Topics
The Arkansas Department of Health website for breastfeeding support and education contains free printable brochures on almost 20 topics, including “How to Know My Baby is Getting Enough Milk” and “My Breastfeeding Plan,” in English and Spanish. Breastfeeding families benefit from verbal education that is reinforced with appropriate written materials. Print the top 5 topics you encounter in practice to have on hand in the clinic.
Arkansas Department of Health — Breast Pumps and Breastfeeding Education