For Providers
We are here to support and empower the full range of healthcare and lactation providers in Maine to have the resources necessary to champion breastfeeding for all families.
Below you will find: academic position papers, educational and training resources, and forums for providers. We also encourage you to attend our MSBC meetings and webinars to learn about topics related to infant feeding, and a chance to connect with other providers around the state.
Join Us
MONTHLY MEETINGS
Join us for our monthly MSBC meetings! Every month we have either host an Educational Webinar (on topics like Breastfeeding, Human Milk and the Microbiome, Birth and Breastfeeding, etc.) or we meet to “Connect the Dots” where participants share what is going on in their professional worlds, ask each other questions, and share new information of interest.
Quick Resources for Providers
National Organization Recs & Resources
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
You can become a member for free with access to 35 protocols to facilitate best practices in Breastfeeding Medicine. Topics range from evaluating persistent breast pain to substance use in breastfeeding. These protocols are a must read and are indispensable resources.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
American Academy of Family Practice
American Academy of Pediatrics
Healthy Children (AAP Parent Education)
Educational & Training
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
You can become a member for free with access to 35 protocols to facilitate best practices in Breastfeeding Medicine. Topics range from evaluating persistent breast pain to substance use in breastfeeding. These protocols are a must read and are indispensable resources.
Institute for Advancement of Breastfeeding & Lactation Education
This organization has clinical courses geared toward medical providers, video resources to be shared with parents, and an active listserv to answer urgent questions regarding specific patient care. Many of their courses count towards professional lactation certification.
These courses are geared toward medical providers to become Certified Lactation Counselors (CLC) and International Board Certified Lactation Counselors (IBCLC).
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners
This organization provides the highest level of lactation certification possible.
Breastfeeding Protocols
Published by the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
This is a collection of 30+ protocols, in several languages, to help support providers caring for new families. Below are links to some of the most relevant and frequently used protocols.
Persistent Pain with Breastfeeding
COVID-19 & Breastfeeding
COVID-19 Vaccines While Pregnant or Breastfeeding (CDC)
Breastfeeding and Caring for Newborns if You Have COVID-19 (CDC)
Our February ‘22 MSBC Coalition meeting topic was on COVID-19 and Breastfeeding. Watch the video.