News and views on breastfeeding, human milk, and all things lactation education-July 2022

News and views on breastfeeding, human milk, and all things lactation education

July 2022

News

• Mandatory California Hospital Infant Feeding Policy and Practice: Is your Hospital on Track? Free Training Thursday July 21 12pm-1pm PST

• The County of San Diego Health and Human Services is proud to announce the Black Legacy Now San Diego Implicit Bias Training. This training series is Senate Bill 464, The Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act compliant. It is free to providers in the County of San Diego and available for you to take now.

• UCSD NEWS: WEE NUZZLE: A QUALITY INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE NON-NUTRITIVE BREAST FEEDING IN ORDER TO INCREASE BREASTMILK AT DISCHARGE FOR PRETERM INFANTS IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

• TrueCare WIC & UCHealth Milk Bank 2nd Annual Milk Drive ENGLISH FLYER & SPANISH FLYER Sat August 6th 2022

• Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) Toolkit.

• Updated AAP guidance recommends longer breastfeeding due to benefits

• Federal Appropriations For Breastfeeding

• California Releases New Pregnancy-Related Mortality Data:

• The U.S. Department of Education Releases Proposed Changes to Title IX Regulations, Invites Public Comment

• White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis.

• Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL-02) introduced the Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 7585)

• Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2022 Recommendations for Reducing Infant Deaths in the Sleep Environment.

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Research

• The Effects of COVID-19 Hospital Practices on Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration Postdischarge

• The Impact of Breast Milk Taste and Smell in Reducing Pain in Infants Undergoing Blood Drawing Procedure: A Randomized Controlled Study

• Profiling of mature-stage human breast milk cells identifies six unique lactocyte subpopulations

• COVID-19 pandemic linked to lower antibodies in breastmilk

• Lactation explanation: A new analysis shows how mammary gland cells change in nursing mothers over time.

• The Association Between Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy and Mode of Infant Feeding

• Domperidone Use as a Galactagogue and Infanticide Ideation: A Case Report

• The Giving Voice to Mothers Study Report: Communities defining quality and safety in pregnancy and childbirth care.

• Open Access Breastfeeding Medicine Coverage of COVID-19

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Perspectives & Resources

• Mothers’ Milk Tool Webinar Recording + Resources

• The Mothers’ Milk Tool Information Kit

• Many women struggle to breastfeed. Scientists are starting to ask why. – National Geographic

• Five reasons why breastfeeding mothers should meditate – The Indian Express

• The myth of ‘pure’ breast milk further threatens women’s autonomy

MULTILANGUAGE RESOURCES

• Breastfeeding Medicine in the Ukraine Free eCourse

• Formula Shortage: Spanish Language Blog Available

• Infant Formula Translated Resources

• Hands-On Pumping Handout English. SPANISH

• Afghan Language Breastfeeding Resources

• UNICEF Baby friendly Foreign Language Resources

• EthnoMed: We provide information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other topics related to the health care of immigrants to the US, many of whom are refugees.

• Pregnancy and Baby Care » Translated Health Information

• Lactation Education Resources: Arabic, Chinese, English, Polish, Spanish, Vietnamese

• Breastfeeding Educational Materials in the Vietnamese Language

• Breastfeeding Resources: Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Chinese, English, Farsi, French, Hindi, Hmong, Korean, Nepali, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Urdu, Vietnamese.

FORMULA SHORTAGE

• How the US got so dependent on baby formula

• North American Society For Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (NASPGHAN) Tools for Infants and Children Affected by Formula Shortages

• US Department of Health and Human Services Infant Formula Website: hhs.gov/formula

• Facts about imported baby formula from the American Academy of Pediatrics:

• US Department of Health and Human Services Infant Formula Social Media Toolkit

• White House Fact Sheet on the Biden-Harris Administration’s Progress Addressing the Infant Formula Shortage

• White House Infant Formula Website: https://www.whitehouse.gov/formula

• MedWatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program

• FDA Update: Enforcement Discretion to Manufacturers to Increase Infant Formula Supplies