Breastfeeding Recommendations & Protocols
September 16, 2024:The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) has released a pioneering position statement that provides comprehansive, global recommendations on protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding in emergency situations.
April 4, 2024: Center For Disease Control & Prevetion: Breastfeeding During a Disaster and Other Emergencies
September 29, 2023: Warning Regarding Use of Probiotics in Preterm Infants
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing important safety information to healthcare providers on the use of products containing live bacteria or yeast (commonly called probiotics) in preterm infants in hospital settings.
Breastfeeding Training for the Clinician:
Center for Health Equity, Education & Research, CHEER
Successful breastfeeding is a job for more than just the mother. CHEER offers training for healthcare professionals on ways to support mothers in making educated decisions for their infants and themselves. Trainings include: Online Lactation Counselor Training, 15 hour courses in Breastfeeding Management, Baby Friendly courses and more.
Community Health Training Institute
Expanding Clinicians' roles in breastfeeding support with breastfeeding modules offering CMEs. The tutorials provide breastfeeding education aligned with the content expected for physicians providing care in Baby Friendly Hospitals.
NYS promotes, protects, and supports breast/chestfeeding. NYS requires all hospitals to have a breastfeeding policy.
Learn more about the hospitals in your area at www.health.NY.gov/facilities/hospital.
Do you have a complaint about your care?
To file a complaint about a hospital, call 1-800-804-5447 or fill out a form here:
www.health.ny.gov/surveyd8/facility-compliant-form
Do you have a compliant about your Medicaid Managed Care Plan?
Medicaid Managed Care provider and consumer/patient complaints should be directed to the Bureau of Consumer Services complaint line for logging and investigation. The Bureau of Consumer Services can be reached by email at managedcarecomplaint@health.ny.gov or by phone at 1-800-206-8125.
NYS Medicaid Provides Reimbursement for Lactation Services and Breast Pumps
NYS Medicaid will provide reimbursement for lactation counseling services provided by a qualified lactation care provider. The qualified lactation care provider is a person who possesses current certification as a lactation care provider from a certification program accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency, based on amended legislation December 2019.
Medicaid requires that breast pumps meet minimum specifications to be reimbursable through the NYS Medicaid program.
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, WIC Program, in the Division of Nutrition promotes and supports breastfeeding among its participants, through services provided by trained breastfeeding staff and peer counselors working in local agencies.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has many services that support breastfeeding for mothers and families living within the metropolitan area.
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, USA
Breastfeeding-friendly hospitals have the Baby-Friendly designation. They comply with the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes as outlined by UNICEF/WHO.
To find Baby-Friendly facilities in New York State, see: www.babyfriendlyusa.org/for-parents/
U.S. Breastfeeding Committee (USBC)
New York Breastfeeding Report Card, 2023 This report describes how breastfeeding rates in the New York and other measures compare to national levels, lists the coalitions serving communities in the state, and highlights state and community-based lactation projects made possible through federal funding in 2021 and 2022.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
This 2022 Breastfeeding Report Card Released: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity released the "Breastfeeding Report Card United States, 2022." The Breastfeeding Report Card provides a compilation of data on breastfeeding practices and supports in all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Office on Women's Health: Guide to Breastfeeding is Updated 2020
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health published an updated version of the "Your Guide to Breastfeeding" resource. The guide raises awareness of the importance of breastfeeding to help mothers give their babies the best start possible in life. The resource includes information for breastfeeding parents on how to breastfeed, where to find breastfeeding support, common questions, and more.
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