Carolina Breastfeeding Institute

Links are provided to associated organizations and important documents for research, evaluation, policy development, or training.

North Carolina and National Links

• Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, USA (BFHI)

• UNC Center for Maternal and Infant Health
• Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS)
• Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA)
  
• Lactation Education Consultants (LEC)
• The National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy, Inc (NABA)

International Organization Links 

• The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
• Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India
• International Baby Food Action Network
• International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners
• International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA)
• La Leche League, International
• Wellstart International
• UNICEF Infant and Young Child Feeding and Care
• World Health Organization

CBI Memberships and Partnerships

•  The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
  
• United States Breastfeeding Committee
• World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action
  

• The North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition
  

• AAP Guidance on Breastfeeding in Emergencies
  
• ABM Physician's Pledge, derived from the UNICEF Pledge
• BFHI Ten Steps
• Infant Feeding in Emergencies, vol.1 and 2
• Delayed Breastfeeding Initiation Increases Risk of Neonatal Mortality; Edmond KM et al; Pediatrics 2006 Mar;117(3):e380-6.
• Shealy KR, Li R, Benton-Davis S, Grummer-Strawn LM. The CDC Guide to Breastfeeding Interventions. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005.
• The Innocenti Declaration
• The International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes
• USDHHS. HHS Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding.  Washington, DC: USDHHS, Office on women's Health; 2000.