This page outlines resources included in all five of the Breastfeeding Curriculum modules. For more detailed information about using these resources in curriculum activities, access the individual modules below.
- Medical Knowledge
- Patient Care
- System Based Practice
- Practice Based Learning
- Interpersonal Communication Skills
Breastfeeding Curriculum Videos
- Anatomy and Physiology of Lactation
- Breastfeeding Importance and Recommendations
- Normal Growth Patterns, Signs of Adequate Milk Intake and Contraindications to Breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding in the First Hour, It's in Your Hands
- Successful Breastfeeding Begins Right at Birth
- Attaching Your Baby at the Breast
- A Perfect Latch
Breastfeeding Curriculum Case Studies
- Clinical Case Studies
- Nutrition and Breastfeeding Case Study
- Infections and Breastfeeding Case Study
- LGBQT+ Case Studies
- Supporting Breastfeeding During Special Circumstances Case Studies
- Substance Use Disorder Role-Play Case
Breastfeeding Curriculum Presentations
- Personal Breastfeeding Goals
- Family Planning and the Potential Impact on Breastfeeding
- Conditions That May Impact Milk Supply
- Oral Assessment of the Newborn
- Common Causes of Breast Pain
- Neonatal Ankyloglossia and Breastfeeding
- Inclusive Communication Surrounding Childbirth, Lactation, and Infant Feeding
- Management of Common Breastfeeding Situations
Breastfeeding Curriculum Quiz Answer Key
AAP Policies & Resources
- AAP Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk Policy (2022)
- AAP Technical Report: Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk (2022)
- Patient Handout Action Plan
- Collecting a Breastfeeding Medical History Script
- Interprofessional Breastfeeding Support Table
Safe Milk Storage
Weaning
Medication During Breastfeeding
External Resources
Patterns of Breastfeeding
Introduction of Complimentary Foods
Safe Milk Storage
Infant Growth Patterns
Physician's Role in Breasfeeding
- American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology (ACOG): The Physician’s Role in Human Milk Feeding
- ACOG: Optimizing Support for Breastfeeding as Part of Obstetric Practice Committee Opinion
- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP): Breastfeeding, Family Physicians Supporting (Position Paper)
Implicit Bias Training
- Project Implicit: Implicit Association Test
- Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence: Conscious & Unconscious Bias in Health Care
Breasfeeding Data Tools
- CDC Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) Survey Tool & Data
- The Joint Commission Health Care Quality Data Download
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Measures Inventory Tool
- CDC National Immunization Survey (NIS) Breastfeeding Rates
- CDC Breastfeeding Initiation Rates and Maps by County
- CDC Restricted-Use Vital Statistics Data
- CDC Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)