PROTOCOLS
ABM publishes protocols to facilitate best practices in breastfeeding medicine. These protocols serve as guidelines for the care of breastfeeding mothers and infants and do not delineate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as standards of medical care. Variations in treatment may be appropriate according to an individual patient's needs.
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1. Hypoglycemia (English revised 2021)
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2. Going Home Discharge (English revised 2022)
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3. Supplementation (2017)
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4. Mastitis (2014)
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| Please refer to Clinical Protocol #36, linked below, for the most current recommendations. |
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5. Peripartum Breastfeeding Management (2013)
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6. Bedsharing and Breastfeeding (2019)
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7. Model Maternity Policy (2025)
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8. Human Milk Storage for Home Use (2017)
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10. Breastfeeding the Late Pre-Term Infant (2016)
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12. NICU Graduate Going Home (2018)
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13. Contraception and Breastfeeding (2015)
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14. Breastfeeding Friendly Office (English revised 2021)
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15. Analgesia and Anesthesia for the Breastfeeding Mother (2017)
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16. Breastfeeding the Hypotonic Infant (2016)
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18. Antidepressants (2015)
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19. Breastfeeding Promotion in the Prenatal Setting (Revised 2024)
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20. Engorgement (2016)
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| Please refer to Clinical Protocol #36, linked below, for the most current recommendations. |
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21. Substance Use and Breastfeeding (Revised 2023)
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23. Non-Pharmacologic Management of Procedure-Related Pain (2016)
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24. Allergic Proctocolitis (2011)
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25. Preprocedural Fasting for the Breastfeeding Infant (2012)
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26. Persistent Pain with Breastfeeding (2016)
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27. Insulin-Dependent Diabetes (2017)
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28. Peripartum Analgesia & Anesthesia (2018)
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29. Iron, Zinc, & Vitamin D (2018)
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32. Hyperlactation (2020)
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33. LGBTQ+ Patients (2020)
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35. Supporting Breastfeeding During Maternal or Child Hospitalization (2021)
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36. The Mastitis Spectrum (Revised 2022)
  
37. Physiological Infant Care (2023)
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