Please note that some resources listed here link to outside pages and the information contained on those sites has not been verified by BreastfeedLA.
BreastfeedLA Menu of Services
We can offer your healthcare organization a variety of options to support you in your plan to become Baby Friendly.
BreastfeedLA Prenatal Toolkit
This cost-effective, prenatal breastfeeding education curriculum is a simple, easy to use tool to educate mothers on the benefits of breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding and Healthcare Data
Data & Reports from the California Department of Public Health and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Baby-Friendly Designation --4-D Pathway
Your facility can make a commitment to improve infant feeding policies, training and practices by embarking on the 4-D Pathway to Baby-Friendly Designation. This program was designed to aid facilities in achieving the world-class Baby-Friendly® designation.
California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC)
Their mission is to create a system for benchmarking and performance improvement activities for perinatal care throughout California.
CDC Physician Education and Training to Support Breastfeeding
The CDC’s new Physician Education and Training to Support Breastfeeding web page has just been published.
Feeding Cues Posters
Download Feeding Cues Posters Here. Available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean.
LactMed- Drugs and Lactation Database
A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Among the data included are maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects on breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider.
Los Angeles County Perinatal and Home Visitation Consortium
The data page on HomeVisitingLA.org provides resources related to home visiting in Los Angeles County. It features comprehensive reports, infographics, and analyses focused on tracking outcomes, monitoring disparities, and identifying gaps in services. Key reports cover staff diversity, funding overviews, needs vs. capacity, and yearly data insights. The page emphasizes data-driven practices and the impact of home visiting services on perinatal and early childhood care.
National Center of Health Statistics: CDC Growth Charts for United States
Growth charts consist of a series of percentile curves that illustrate the distribution of selected body measurements in children.
Obtaining breast pumps for Medi-Cal clients with Health Net
Below are the three vendors that providers can contact to dispense breast pumps to Health Net Medi-Cal members in CA.
Pumping Essentials: (866) 688-4203
Hygeia II Medical Group, INC. (714) 515-7571
Simply Mama: (805) 541-1462
Obtaining breast pumps for LA Care patients at discharge
LA Care was kind enough to provide a copy of this matrix which directs you Where to go to obtain a prior authorization to coordinate a breast pump at discharge.
Each of the PPG or delegated providers have to provide the prior authorizations – so if you have an LA Care patient, who was delegated to Health Care LA IPA - the attached matrix provides you with the correct phone numbers, fax numbers or electronic claims portals.
Office of Women's Health: HHS Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding
The Office on Women's Health leads a wide range of activities and programs that inform and advance policies, educate the public and health professionals, and support innovative programs regarding breastfeeding and other topics.
Regional Hospital Breastfeeding Consortium (RHBC)
The Regional Hospital Breastfeeding Consortium (RHBC) consortium is co-hosted by BreastfeedLA and the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health.