Resources

Organizations

 

The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
https://www.bfmed.org

I became a member of ABM for the excellent updated resources and protocols it provides. 

Institute for the Advancement of Breastfeeding & Lactation Education (IABLE)
https://lacted.org

An excellent resource with tons of accessible updated information available.

Journals

 

Breastfeeding Medicine

The official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, this journal provides peer-reviewed research, protocols, and clinical applications related to breastfeeding medicine. Whenever I refer to a specific article from this journal, I list the DOI number to allow you to refer back to the original article. 

Texts

 

Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Progression 9th Edition by Ruth A. Lawrence & Robert M. Lawrence

A very thorough medical textbook that offers an excellent foundation.

Video

 

Global Health Media

https://globalhealthmedia.org/language/english/?_sft_topic=breastfeeding

A mission-driven organization that creates fantastic informative and easily understandable health care teaching videos.