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Breastfeeding Rates
Breastfeeding Best Practices
Breastfeeding Action Guide
Breastfeeding Resource Kit
Colorado WIC Program
Source for Healthy Living: Nutrition
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For information about breastfeeding, ask your health care provider, hospital staff where you plan to deliver or visit the following links:

• Office on Women's Health

• La Leche League
Se habla español:
Para mayor información sobre la lactancia materna, hable con su proveedor de cuidados de salud o con el personal del hospital donde piensa dar a luz. También puede visitar estas páginas de Internet para información en español:

• La Oficina de Cuidados
de Salud Para la Mujer
(Office on Women’s Health)

• La Liga de La Leche
(La Leche League)
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The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Prevention Services Division promotes exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of an infant’s life and continued breastfeeding for at least one year.* Exclusive breastfeeding is one of the most cost effective strategies for reducing infant and maternal illness yet it is difficult for mothers in Colorado to achieve. In Colorado, fewer than a quarter of infants are exclusively breastfed to six months. Social, environmental and structural barriers within hospitals, workplaces, communities must be removed to achieve equal opportunity for all women to provide normal nutrition and development for their infants.

To illustrate the need for building support across Colorado:
  1. More than 88 percent of Colorado mothers initiate breastfeeding. This illustrates that Colorado mothers want to provide normal nutrition for their babies.
  2. Colorado and Federal laws define appropriate workplace accommodation for nursing mothers. These laws will reduce the gap in support women may experience based on where they work and the type of work they perform.
  3. National health goals (Healthy People 2020) set breastfeeding priorities to advance maternal and infant health while describing to citizens and communities their role in how to support breastfeeding families.
Embracing change to develop a culture where breastfeeding is supported means a future where mothers, infants, and Colorado communities are healthier.

*The American Academy of Pediatrics and the World Health Organization recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months, followed by continued breastfeeding with the addition of complementary foods
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  • Communities
  • Health Care Providers
  • Breastfeeding Data
  • Local Partners
  • Reports and Publications
  • Breastfeeding Awareness Campaigns
  • Workplace
 
Breastfeeding Legislation

Colorado Breastfeeding in Public Law - enacted 2004
Colorado Workplace Accommodation for Nursing Mothers Act - enacted 2008
Federal Workplace Legislation under Health Care Reform
State Summary of Breastfeeding Legislation at National Conference of State Legislatures
 
Breastfeeding Programming
Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding
U.S. Breastfeeding Committee Vision for the Future
The CDC Guide to Breastfeeding Intervention
Colorado Breastfeeding Logic Model
Colorado Breastfeeding Action Guide
Medline Plus: Breastfeeding
 
Childcare and Early Childhood
Ten Steps to Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Centers
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocol On Human Milk Storage
 
Lactation Consultation Directory and Resources
International Lactation Consultant Association
U.S. Lactation Consultation Association
 
 
Print Materials
Breastfeeding Action Guide
Breastfeeding Resource Kit
Colorado Breastfeeding Card (PDF CO BF Card)
 
 
Standards and Guidelines
U.S. Breastfeeding Core Competencies in Breastfeeding Care and Services for All Health Professionals
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocols: www.bfmed.org. Guidelines for the care of breastfeeding mothers and infants and do not delineate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as standards of medical care.

 
 
Training
Online and Self-paced Training
The Academy of Pediatrics Breastfeeding Residency Curriculum Online Resource (tools and resources about breastfeeding including clinical and cultural cases, prepared presentations about breastfeeding management, and evaluation and tracking tools).
Virginia Department of Health and University of Virginia course designed for healthcare professionals of all types.
Within Reach: The Physician Lactation Collaborative of Washington Lactation Education for Physicians module set. Ten modules designed and tested for physicians.
Breastfeeding in the Beginning: A theory based online course for women and family care nurses. Metro State College, Denver. Contact via e-mail for information.
Breastfeeding Basics Academic, non commercial, short course on the fundamentals of breastfeeding geared toward medical practitioner.
Wellstart Lactation Management Self-Study Modules, Level 1. Downloadable at no cost.
 
Regional/Classroom Training
International Lactation Consultant Association course providers directory (search “Directory of Course Providers”)
Healthy Children’s Center for Breastfeeding Lactation Counselor certificate course
Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association Lactation Educator 20 hours course
Lactation Journal Club, meets monthly in Denver.
Lactation Exam Review
 
Position and Policy Statements
Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement on Breastfeeding and Human Milk
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Position on Breastfeeding
Family Physicians Position on Supporting Breastfeeding
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Dietetic Association
American College of Nurse-Midwives Position Statement on Breastfeeding
National Association of Neonatal Nurses Position Statement
American Public Health Association
 
Breastfeeding Protocols
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Clinical Protocols
 
Colorado Breastfeeding Update Newsletter
2011 Issues 2010 Issues
 
Resources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in U.S.A.
Colorado Can Do 5! Initiative
Colorado Can Do 5! Crib cards
Colorado Hospital Self-Assessment
Medications and Human Milk
National Institute of Health Drugs and Medications Database
University of Rochester, Lactation Study Line (handles inquires from health professionals only) 585-275-0088
Thomas Hale’s Breastfeeding and Medication Forum (health care professionals only)
 
 
Print Materials
Getting it Right
Crib Cards
 
 
Breastfeeding Data
Summary of Colorado Breastfeeding Data
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Immunization Survey Breastfeeding Rates
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
Colorado Child Health Survey Data
U.S. Department of Human Services Healthy People goals
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS)
 
 
Local Partners
State Breastfeeding Coalition:
The Colorado Breastfeeding Coalition (COBFC), formerly known as the Colorado Breastfeeding Task Force, is a non-profit, volunteer organization comprised of health care professionals and breastfeeding supporters who work to ensure the health of Colorado families through the promotion and support of breastfeeding. The coalition works to create a unified breastfeeding promotion and support effort statewide. The coalition meets for one morning every other month in varying locations.

Contact information 
Web site: http://www.coloradobreastfeeding.org
Telephone: 303-869-1888
Address:
Colorado Breastfeeding Coalition
P.O. Box 201445,
Denver, CO 80220
 
Local Breastfeeding Coalitions:

Ø  Pueblo Breastfeeding Coalition
 Contact: Local WIC  in Pueblo, Colorado
Telephone: 970-395-1113

Ø  Greeley
 Contact: Local WIC Agency in Evans, Colorado
Telephone: 970-395-1113 

Ø  Intermountain
 Contact: Local WIC Agency in Frisco, Colorado
Telephone: 979-668-9161 

Ø  Boulder
Contact:  Mary Grace Goodwin, Boulder County Public Health
E-mail: mggoodwin@bouldercounty.org

Ø  San Luis Valley
 Contact: Local WIC Agency in Alamosa
Telephone: 719-589-5860

Ø  Glenwood Springs Breastfeeding Task Force
 Contact: Kim Martin
E-mail: kmartin@vvh.org
Telephone: 970-384-7233
 Meetings:  Monthly (usually second Thursday) at Valley View Hospital 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
 
Colorado Physical Activity and Nutrition Program of the Healthy Living Branch
Maternal and Child Health
WIC Program (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)
LiveWell Colorado
La Leche  League of Colorado/Wyoming
 
 
Reports and Publications
Colorado Breastfeeding Action Guide
Colorado Breastfeeding Best Practices
Getting it Right After Delivery: Five Hospital Practices That Support Breastfeeding
Annual Breastfeeding Report Card (CDC) by State
CDC National Survey of Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC)
Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Developed Countries, April 2007 (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Colorado Physical Activity and Nutrition Breastfeeding Promotion Resource Kit
 
 
Breastfeeding Awareness Campaigns
World Breastfeeding Week
2011 Colorado Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign: Breastfeeding: Talk to Me! Materials
2010 Colorado Breastfeeding Awareness, Breastfeeding, Just 10 Steps! The Baby-Friendly Way! materials
2009 Colorado Breastfeeding Awareness, Be Prepared – Breastfeed: A shield that protects infants in an emergency materials
 
 
Businesses and Worksites

Colorado Workplace Accommodation for Nursing Mothers Act - enacted 2008
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Workplace Support in Federal Law - U.S. Breastfeeding Committee Resource
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Business Case for Breastfeeding
Colorado Breastfeeding Coalition
LiveWell Colorado Worksite Wellness Blueprint
Workplace Video Vingnettes for Employers and Mothers
 
 
Print Materials
Letter to Physicians
Health Care Provider Medical Note to Breastfeed (PDF Medical Note)
Workplace Videos Flyer (English)
Workplace Videos Flyer (Spanish)
YouTube video Outreach Card (PDF Pocket Card)
 



 
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