Primary Care Breastfeeding Support Newsletter

Below you will find the 3 most recent newsletters. For full access to our newsletter archive, plus additional resources & forums for discussion, join Our BfMedPCP Resource Hub.

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October 2026

As interest in expanding outpatient breastfeeding support grows, we are seeing more reports of different models of care, such as in last month's newsletter highlighting an article using a Transition Care Management (TCM) Model led by an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant that imp...

Oct 19, 2026

September 2026

BfMedPCP Resource Hub now accessible via app! Scroll down for links to download. This month we're excited to relaunch our community as the BfMedPCP Resource Hub: a central place for resources to support YOU, as you work toward improved lactation care at your practice. You already have access to ...

Sep 16, 2026

August 2026

Interdependence, or being mutually dependent on each other, is a key principle for any team-based system. August is National Breastfeeding Month and this year's theme is RISE: Resilience, Interdependence, Self-Determination, Empowerment. However your practice celebrates, this is a moment to r...

Aug 17, 2026

July 2026

Anchoring breastfeeding implementation through policies and guidelines within our systems is one of the objectives of World Breastfeeding Week 2026. To get the celebration started and help primary care providers initiate conversations within their systems we are excited to share our Practice Cha...

Jul 08, 2026

June 2026

Ankyloglossia, or Tongue-Tie, is a common topic of conversation for primary care providers and breastfeeding families. The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Position Statement on Ankyloglossia in the Breastfeeding Dyad (2021) and the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report on the Identifi...

Jun 08, 2026

May 2026

Perinatal Mood disorders impact 10-20% of women. As May is Mental Health Awareness month we're highlighting Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocol #21 (Use of Antidepressants in Breastfeeding Mothers) & Protocol #18 (Substance use and Breastfeeding) How can primary care providers help? S...

May 04, 2026

April 2026

Preterm infants discharged from the NICU require ongoing breastfeeding support after hospital discharge. Excerpts from the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocol #12. "Transitioning the Breastfeeding Preterm Infant from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to Home" reinforce the important role o...

Apr 13, 2026

March 2026

Late preterm and early term infants are at higher risk for complications and need extra breastfeeding support: “Recognize that some early term infants, born between 37 0/8 and 38 6/7 are also at higher risk compared with term infants… for problems including hyperbilirubinemia, hospital readmissi...

Mar 02, 2026

February 2026

Supporting Breastfeeding after Discharge ABM Protocol #2 Highlight: For hospital discharge within 72 hours of birth "appointments where breastfeeding can be assessed should be made before discharge for the newborn and mother… Providers should be aware that many newborns who are discharged within...

Feb 11, 2026

January 2026

ABM Protocol Highlight: Protocol #5 “All breastfed infants should be seen by a health care provider at 3-5 days of life or within 48-72 hours of discharge to evaluate the infant’s well-being and the successful establishment of breastfeeding.” This excerpt from the Academy of Breastfeeding Medici...

Jan 12, 2026

December 2025

Welcome! Primary care support of breastfeeding.... What you say and how you counsel about breastfeeding matters! The US Preventive Services Task Force released an updated evidence report and systematic review report on interventions to support breastfeeding (JAMA April 2025) which included 90...

Dec 12, 2025

November 2025

Welcome to this month's newsletter! We all know that one of the barriers to breastfeeding is lack of support services. Primary care providers can help by partnering with lactation consultants, but what might that look like? Team-based Care! Team-based LC/PCP care acknowledges: 1. Families ...

Nov 10, 2025

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Primary Care Breastfeeding Support Newsletter

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