Offers independent, evidence-based information and support to help build awareness of breastfeeding to individuals and organisations and to support a parent in their choice to breastfeed.
Useful Resources
There are a huge number of respected books/websites/papers on perinatal care. Below is a selection of texts, including documents produced by GPCPC that may be useful for both GPs and patients or their families.
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Lactation After Loss: Choices for Bereaved Parents
E-learning course for healthcare professionals addressing how to help bereaved parents understand their lactation choices following pregnancy and loss.
BUMPS (Best Use of Medicines in Pregnancy)
Freely available patient information leaflets from UKTIS.
UKTIS (UK Teratology Information Service)
Reliable, evidence-based, and accurate information about use of medicines in pregnancy for healthcare professionals.
NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service (UKDILAS)
Guidance to help decision making about the use of medicines in breastfeeding.
NHS Website: Vaccinations in pregnancy
Some vaccinationssuch as the inactivated seasonal flu vaccine and the whooping cough vaccine, are recommended during pregnancy to protect the health of mother and baby.
RCOG: Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in pregnancy
Guidance for healthcare professionals on coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in pregnancy, including guidance on vaccination in pregnancy, published by the RCOG with other Royal Colleges.
RCGP: Vaccines in Pregnancy Screencast (2022)
Short screencast providing information on vaccinations in pregnancy, including the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Breastfeeding Network: Drugs in Breastmilk Factsheets
Referenced factsheets compiled by the Breastfeeding Network’s Drugs in Breastmilk Information Service team of pharmacists.
GOV.UK: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccination Programme
Includes information on the UK Programme for pregnant women to protect infants.