Breastfeeding Promotion and Support

COVID-19 Resources for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women

• COVID-19 Vaccine Resources for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): COVID-19 Vaccines While Pregnant or Breastfeeding UPDATED August 11, 2021
  • The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG): Vaccinating Pregnant and Lactating Patients Against COVID-19
  • American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
    • About the COVID-19 Vaccine: Frequently Asked Questions
    • Having a Baby While Positive For COVID-19: FAQs
  • Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM): Statement: SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Pregnancy 
  • The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM): Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccination in Lactation
• North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
  • Interim Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Guidance for Maternal Health and Pregnancy
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women
  • Pregnant and Recently Pregnant People
  • Breastfeeding and Caring for Newborns
• World Health Organization (WHO) Breastfeeding and COVID-19
  • Q & A on COVID-19 and Breastfeeding
  • Frequently Asked Questions, Breastfeeding and COVID-19 For Health Care Workers
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
  • Key Advocacy Messages On Breastfeeding and COVID-19
• Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute Resources for Breastfeeding and COVID-19
  • COVID-19 L.I.F.E. ^TM Support Resources
• Fourth Trimester Project^TM
  • Coronavirus, COVID-19 for New Moms

NC Division of Public Health Resources

• Breastfeeding promotion and support posters are available for free download!
  • Breastfeed anywhere, anytime (ENGLISH version) (PDF, 1.5 MB)
  • Breastfeed anywhere, anytime (SPANISH version) (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Promoting, Protecting, and Supporting Breastfeeding: A North Carolina Blueprint for Action (PDF, 2.1 MB)
  • North Carolina Breastfeeding Blueprint Status Update December 2011 (PDF, 1.27 MB)
• Child Care Sheet: How to Handle Pumped Milk (PDF, 124 KB)
  • Cuidado de niños: Manejo de la leche materna (PDF, 133 KB)
• Businesses Leading the Way in Support of Breastfeeding  
  - Eat Smart North Carolina: Businesses Leading the Way in Support of Breastfeeding - 2nd Edition is a planning and resource primer for any employer who is looking for suggestions on becoming a breastfeeding-friendly worksite or business. It can be used in a variety of worksite settings including private and non-profit businesses, faith organizations, schools, child care, government agencies as well as community organizations. The primer outlines federal and state breastfeeding-related directives and describes the benefits for businesses that choose to support breastfeeding for their employees and customers. Practical information such as sample policies, easy practices to implement, NC success stories from employees, and state and national breastfeeding resources are also included. Whether your business is just starting to think of ways to support breastfeeding mothers or you need ideas for how to expand what you are already doing, this primer walks you through the options and resources to build success.
  
  File Download Options:

  • Eat Smart North Carolina: Businesses Leading the Way in Support of Breastfeeding - 2nd Edition (Low-Ink Version -- for printing in black and white on a personal printer) (PDF, 2.7 MB)
  • Eat Smart North Carolina: Businesses Leading the Way in Support of Breastfeeding - 2nd Edition (Medium Resolution Version -- for printing in color on a personal printer) (PDF, 2.7 MB
  • Eat Smart North Carolina: Businesses Leading the Way in Support of Breastfeeding - 2nd Edition (Professional Print Version -- for printing in color using a professional printing company) (PDF, 4.8 MB)

External Resources

• Loving Support Award of Excellence (USDA)
• North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition - The NCBC brings together breastfeeding advocates, health care providers, agencies, individuals, organizations and families to support, protect and promote breastfeeding in the state of North Carolina. Founded in 2005, the NCBC provides a forum for development and exchange of resources for families and breastfeeding professionals. The vision of the NCBC is to ensure that exclusive and continued breastfeeding is the norm in North Carolina.
• US Breastfeeding Committee - The United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) is an independent nonprofit organization that was formed in 1998 in response to the Innocenti Declaration of 1990, of which the United States Agency for International Development was a co-sponsor. USBC is now a coalition of more than 50 organizations that support its mission to improve the Nation’s health by working collaboratively to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding.
• Office of the Surgeon General - On January 20, 2011, Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin released The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding. This document calls on all of us to provide support for the breastfeeding mother-baby dyad.