Articles & Reports

Articles and reports listed here represent practical and scientific research initiatives that have been shared in journals and published independently.

Canadian

• The Breastfeeding Committee of Canada - Affordable Health Care Begins With Breastfeeding Support and the Use of Human milk
• Breastfeeding practices, by age group of recent mothers, mothers aged 15 to 49, Canada and provinces, 1994/95-1996/97: Statistics Canada
• Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care: Breastfeeding Recommendations
• Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care - Evidence to Promote breastfeeding: applying the evidence to clinical practice
• Evidence-Based Benefits Of Breastfeeding For The Breastfeeding Committee For Canada: An Annotated Bibliography
• Public Health Agency of Canada - Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System - Breastfeeding

International

• 15 Years After Innocenti Declaration, Breastfeeding Saving Six Million Lives Annually
• Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Developed Countries
• Breastmilk as an indicator of levels of chemical residues in the environment (2005)
• Child and Adolescent Health and Development - Nutrition Infant and Young Child - Exclusive Breastfeeding (World Health Organization)
• The Optimal Duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding - Report of an Expert Consultation (World Health Organization)

Research Articles

• Breastfeeding and asthma in young children: findings from a population-based study, Dell S, To T. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001 Nov;155(11):1261-5.
• Communicating about Environmental Risks and Infant Feeding; Canadian Womens' Health Network Research Bulletin, Spring 2003 Volume 3, Number 2
• Does breastfeeding education affect nursing staff beliefs, exclusive breastfeeding rates, and Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative compliance? The experience of a small, rural Canadian hospital. J Hum Lact. 2000 Nov;16(4):309-18.
• Journal of Advanced Nursing Vol 45:3 page 360 Feb 2004, Infant feeding attitudes of Expectant parents: breastfeeding and formula feeding (abstract). Shaker, Iolanda; Scott, Jane; Reid, Margaret
• Sustained Breastfeeding Kate Mortensen Grad Dip (Counselling), IBCLC, NMAA Counsellor Number 7 July 2001

Position and Policy Statements Canadian:

• Breastfeeding Committee of Canada's Breastfeeding Statement
• Breastfeeding- A Public Health Priority. Joint Position Paper (NL)
• Canadian Paediatric Society Position Statement
• Canadian Pharmacist Association Position Statement on Breastfeeding
• Canadian Nurses Association's Position on Breastfeeding
• College of Family Physicians of Canada issues new Infant Feeding Policy Statement
• Extend Breastfeeding To Six Months, Paediatricians Recommend
• Ontario Public Health Association's Position Statement

International:

• 2005 Clinical Guidelines for the Establishment of Exclusive Breastfeeding
• ADA Position Statement - Breaking the Barriers to Breastfeeding
• American Academy of Pediatrics Breastfeeding Policy Statement
• Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk- USA Policy Statement. Pediatrics 2005; vol. 115(2):496-506
• Global Breastfeeding - Ted Greiner's breastfeeding & nutrition papers dating back to 1970s.
• Press Release: US Breastfeeding Committee commenting on the recent revised recommendations re SIDS recommending pacifier use issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
• ILCA Responds to Policy Statement by AAP Task Force on SIDS (Nov 2005)
• Infant and young child feeding: standard recommendations for the European Union
• WHO Guidelines for Powdered infant formula and safety in handling