Breastfeeding community advocates join this session of the Building Blocks to Breastfeeding Friendly Childcare to give a family perspective and to share information on how they support families. Presenters will also include information on how to find and connect breastfeeding families to supportive community resources.
Resources
- CGBI Ten Steps to Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care
- Achieving Health Equity video
- CGBI Child Care designation tool kit (includes self-assessment)
- Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute’s Online Classroom, Breastfeeding University
- Breastfeeding Friendly Communities
- Human Milk Banking Association
- NC Breastfeeding Coalition (NCBC)
- NC Local Health Departments
- Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program
- La Leche League USA
- International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs)
- Birth Centers
- Office of Women’s Health
- US Breastfeeding Committee:
- Doula Match search:
- Digital folders to help you with your work to become a Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Provider
- Local Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Designation application form
- NC State Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Designation application
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- Breastfeeding Friendly Childcare – An Overview
- Normalizing Breastfeeding Throughout Your Program
- Breastfeeding Supports in the Classroom – Environments
- Breastfeeding Supports in the Classroom – Curriculum
- Feeding Infants – Paced Bottle Feeding and Child-Led Weaning
- Communicating with Families about Breastfeeding
- Creating a Lactation Space
- Applying for Breastfeeding Friendly Designations
- Writing a Breastfeeding Policy – Part 1
- Writing a Breastfeeding Policy – Part 2