DIRECTORY

 

The Professional Liaison (PL) Leader provides the Group Leader with additional help when a mother needs information about a medically related breastfeeding situation or has a breastfeeding problem outside the scope of the Leader’s knowledge.  Like all LLL Leaders, the PL Leader does not give medical advice.  She uses her reference collection as well as her experience to aid the Leader as she helps mothers and babies.  The PL Leader can also provide information on some legal situations related to breastfeeding.

 

American Institute of Cancer Research media release, October 31, 2007

Advisory issues for PL Department representatives

Resources

• Medical Questionnaire Form
• Health Advisory Council Information Form
• Area Professional Liaison (APL) Job Description

Leader's Digest

The Leader's Digest is a quick update of current research to help you help mothers breastfeed! LLL Alliance will provide these practical summaries of important research in an easy-to-read format.

• #1 - Against all Odds
• #2 - Milk to Serum Ratio for Iron
• #3 - Vitamin D
• #4 - Crossbite
• #5 - African American Women
• #6 - WIC
• #7 - Colostrum
• #8 - Task Oriented Breastfeeding
• #9 - No September issue
• #10 - Cold Storage
• #11 - Self Regulation
• #12 - Heel Lance Pain
• #13 - Group B Streptococcal Infection
• #14 - Methadone Therapy
• January 2012 - Supporting Latina Women / Raynaud’s Phenomenon

 

Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding

The U.S. Surgeon General has identified 20 evidence-based actions that are needed to support breastfeeding, including establishing worksite policies and programs, implementing maternity care practices in hospitals and birthing facilities, reducing marketing of infant formula, and ensuring access to services provided by International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs).

The Surgeon General has chosen to focus on breastfeeding because of its importance in promoting women’s and children’s health, and its potential for significant health care cost savings through preventive action.

The Call to Action includes 20 recommended Actions to help support breastfeeding. Some of these are already being done by Leaders every day, and while others are not so directly within an LLL Leader’s scope, it is important for all of us to be aware of them. To read a summary of the 20 Actions and how they relate to LLL Leaders, prepared by LLL Alliance Council members, click here: Action Summary.pdf

The full text of the Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding can be found at:
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/breastfeeding/calltoactiontosupportbreastfeeding.pdf