Health professionals

We understand that diagnosis and management of breastfeeding issues is not always well covered in medical education or CME.

There is a list of resources below that are aimed to help medical professionals assist patients with breastfeeding challenges. We are also available to provide written advice to help you care for patients with a breastfeeding problem.

Check out the links below or email us at….

Links to External Resources

  • Medications in Breastfeeding

    Use any of these databases to look up detailed information regarding safety and pharmacology of medications in breastfeeding

    LactMed

    e-lactancia

    InfantRisk App

  • Covid-19 Related Information

    Covid vaccination is safe and recommended during lactation. Find further information here and here

    Breastfeeding is encouraged to continue during Covid-19 infection, as it provides important immune protection to an infant without increasing their risk of infection. Find further information here and here

  • Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocols

    The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine has over 30 protocols freely available, aimed at medical professional supporting breastfeeding people. The titles include ‘Persistent Pain in Breastfeeding’, ‘Breast Masses’, ‘Analgesia/Anaesthetic for a Breastfeeding Mother’ and ‘Allergic Proctocolitis’.

    Find the full list and access them here

  • Normal Infant Sleep

    Find evidence based information and advice about normal infant sleep at any of these resources

    BASIS UK - pages for parents as well as health professionals

    Little Sparklers - Aus based charity aimed mainly at parent support and education around normal infant sleep

    Dr James McKenna - published research and information on safe bedsharing practices and breastsleeping

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