This page serves as a one-stop shop for information related to Chapter Breastfeeding Coordinators (CBCs). Below you will find links to CBC news, recent CBC presentations, meeting minutes and information on upcoming meetings with relevance to CBCs. If you have difficulty accessing any of the linked material, please contact lactation@aap.org.

Newsletter - The Spring 2007 issue of Breastfeeding: Best for Baby and Mother is now available online.

Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Presentations

2007
Racing Toward the Goal! Breastfeeding in the Hoosier State - Kinga Szucs MD, FAAP, CBC Indiana
New York City Breastfeeding Initiatives - Susan Vierczhalek MD, FAAP, CBC New York 3
California 2 Breastfeeding Activities - Touraj Shafai MD, FAAP, CBC California 2
Texas Breastfeeding Coalition - Krystal Revai MD, FAAP, CBC Texas

AAP NCE Presentations

2007
Success Stories in the OC - Harry Pellman MD, FAAP, CBC California
Teaming Up For Progress, Physicians' Committee for Breastfeeding in Rhode Island - Laura Viehmann MD, FAAP, CBC Rhode Island
Christina Glick MD, FAAP, CBC Mississippi

2006
Breastfeeding in the Peach State - Robert Wiskind MD, FAAP, CBC Georgia
The Breastfeeding Education and Awareness Project- Thomas Tryon MD, FAAP, CBC Missouri
New Hampshire Breastfeeding Task Force - Kristen Prescott MD, IBCLC, FAAP, CBC New Hampshire
Breastfeeding in the Workplace: Is Legislation Effective? - Kathleen Marinelli, MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP, CBC Connecticut

Sharpening Your Skills as Chapter Breastfeeding Coordinator - The first ever educational teleconference for CBCs was held on Wednesday June 20, 2007. View the presentation given by Drs Diana Bienvenu, Nancy Danoff and Suzanne Haynes.

Teleconference Audio Recording - You can now listen to the CBC teleconference as you follow along with the slides!
NOTE: The presentation begins approximately 9 minutes and 20 seconds in to the recording.

Nursing Your Newborn - AAP New York Chapter 2 has created a new breastfeeding brochure.

AAP Community Pediatrics Grants Database - Search for past grants that have been funded by various AAP grant programs.

Physician Lactation Education Collaborative - WithinReach (formerly Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Washington State), the Breastfeeding Coalition of Washington and Public Health-Seattle & King County WIC Program established this collaborative in 2003.

Working and Breastfeeding: It's Worth It! - Read more about this free packet of information created by WithinReach (Washington) to help mothers return to work and successfully continue breastfeeding. PDF Downloads are available as well as information about ordering hard copies of the packet.

Breastmilk: Protection for Your Baby - This brochure is a collaborative product of Washington's WithinReach and the Breastfeeding Coalition of Washington, and was created to inform the public about PBDEs (chemical flame retardants), their effects on breastmilk, and the protection that breastmilk can provide. PDF Downloads are available as well as information about ordering hard copies of the packet.

AAP, state, and other breastfeeding resources

Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Meeting 2007

National Conference and Exhibition (NCE) 2006                                                                          

Stay tuned for new events coming soon.