Breastfeeding Resources for Health Care Professionals

• Physician Guide to Breastfeeding: Evidence-based breastfeeding guidance for families and the communities that support them
• Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocols: A worldwide organization of physicians dedicated to the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding and human lactation. A section of practical, evidence based protocols for breastfeeding support
• Motherrisk: For information on medication use in pregnancy and breastfeeding
• Lactmed: detailed, evidence based information on the use of medication in breastfeeding
• Free UBC CPD Online Courses:
  • Latching On: How Family Physicians Can Support Breastfeeding Patients
  • But I Don’t Do Maternity Care! – Specialist Physician Management of the Breastfeeding Patient
• Canadian Pediatric Society Statement on Infant Nutrition & Breastfeeding
• Canadian Pediatric Society Baby Friendly Initiative
• Informal Milk Sharing
• Lactational Abscess Office Drainage Video
• Videos from Vancouver Breastfeeding Centre

Articles by Dr. Verity Livingstone

• Breastfeeding and Adoption
• Breastfeeding and sore nipples
• Breast-feeding and Working Mother
• Breastfeeding Kinetics
• Diagnostic Approach to Breastfeeding Problems
• Family Physician’s Role in Preventing Early Termination #e35
• In Hospital Lactation Assessment
• Infant Insufficient Milk Syndrome AWMPH
• Liberty Bottle or Liability BottleAFFF
• Management of Common LactationBFP.doc
• Neonatal insufficient breast milk syndrome
• Postpartum Breastfeeding Assessments
• Prenatal Lactation Assessment
• Problem-Solving Formula for Failure to Thrive in Breast-#634
• Protecting Breast-feeding
• Serum lactogens possessed normal bioactivity in patientsWLI
• Staphylococcus aureus and sore nipples
• The maternal hyperlactation syndrome
• Too much of a good thing
• Treatment of Staphyloccocus Aureus Infected Sore Nipples