These chapter numbers are provided for the textbooks we recommend, however each textbook covers the material in different ways. If you cannot find specific or comprehensive answers to the Study Guide questions in your textbook, please refer to the 'Recommended readings' (and do please let us know if the links need updating!).
Module 10 Reading List
Required pre-reading :
Breastfeeding & Human Lactation, 6th edn, 2021, Wambach, K, & Spencer, B.
Chapter 1 The International Board Certified Lactation Consultant® (IBCLC®) and the Healthcare Team
Chapter 2 Breastfeeding and Lactation: Roots and Wings
Chapter 18 Maternal Employment & Breastfeeding
Chapter 21 Research, Theory, and Lactation
OR
Breastfeeding & Human Lactation, 7th edn, 2026, Wambach, K, & Spencer, B.
Chapter 1 The International Board Certified Lactation Consultant® (IBCLC®) and the Healthcare Team
Chapter 2 Breastfeeding and Lactation: Roots and Wings
Chapter 19 Maternal Employment & Breastfeeding
Chapter 22 Research, Theory, and Lactation
Chapter 23 Lactation Education for Professionals and Parents
OR
Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care, 2nd edn, 2022, Campbell, S.H., Lauwers, J., Mannel, R., & Spencer, B.
Chapter 2 Clinical Decision Making in Lactation Care and Support
Chapter 11 Breastfeeding and Employment
Chapter 25 Professional Standards for Lactation Care Providers
Chapter 26 Counselling & Communication
Chapter 29 Lactation Protection, Promotion, and Support
Chapter 32 Interdisciplinary Lactation Services
OR
Counseling the Nursing Mother 7th ed, 2021, Lauwers, J. & Swisher, A.
Chapter 1 Breastfeeding Advocacy in the Modern World
Chapter 2 Interdisciplinary Healthcare Team
Chapter 3 Sociological Perspective on Breastfeeding Support
Chapter 4 Empowerment to Breastfeed
Chapter 6 Client Consultations
Chapter 10 Use of Infant Formula
Chapter 28 Professional Considerations
Chapter 29 Critical Reading and Review of Research
Chapter 30 Breastfeeding Promotion and Change
OR
Counseling Nursing Families, 8th edn, 2026, Lauwers, J. & LEAARC
Chapter 1 Lactation Advocacy in the Modern World
Chapter 2 Interdisciplinary Lactation Care
Chapter 3 Sociological Perspective on Lactation Support
Chapter 4 Empowering parents to Nurse
Chapter 6 Client Consultations
Chapter 10 Use of Infant Formula
Chapter 28 Professional Considerations
Chapter 29 Critical Reading and Review of Research
Chapter 30 Improving the Lactation Landscape
PLUS
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Advisory Opinion on Telehealth, 2017, https://ibclc-commission.org/ibclc-information/advisory-opinion-on-assessment-diagnosis-and-referral/
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Clinical Competencies for IBCLCs, 2018, https://ibclc-commission.org/ibclc-information/clinical-competencies-for-ibclcs/
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Code of Professional Conduct for IBCLCs, 2015, https://iblce.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/code-of-professional-conduct.pdf
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Documentation Guidelines, 2012 https://ibclc-commission.org/ibclc-information/documentation-guidelines/
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Scope of Practice for IBCLC Certificants, 2018, https://iblce.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/scope-of-practice-2018.pdf
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Updated IBLCE® Advisory Opinion on Professionalism in the Social Media Age, 2022, https://ibclc-commission.org/ibclc-information/updated-advisory-opinion-on-professionalism-in-the-social-media-age/
Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services: the revised BABY-FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018. https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/272943/9789241513807-eng.pdf?sequence=19
WHO Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding, 2003, https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/42590/9241562218.pdf
WHO International Code of Marketing Breastmilk Substitutes, 2017, https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/254911/WHO-NMH-NHD-17.1-eng.pdf
Recommended reading:
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocol Committee. (2006). ABM clinical protocol #14: Breastfeeding-friendly physician's office, Part 1: Optimizing care for infants and children. Breastfeeding Medicine, 1(2), 115-119.https://www.bfmed.org/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/Protocol%20%2314%20-%20English%20Translation.pdf
Hernández-Aguilar, M. T., Bartick, M., Schreck, P., Harrel, C., & Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. (2018). ABM clinical protocol #7: Model maternity policy supportive of breastfeeding. Breastfeeding Medicine, 13(9), 559-574. https://www.bfmed.org/assets/DOCUMENTS/PROTOCOLS/Protocol%20_7%20-%20English%20Translation.pdf
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners, Advisory Opinion: Assessment, Diagnosis and Referral, 2017 https://ibclc-commission.org/ibclc-information/advisory-opinion-on-assessment-diagnosis-and-referral/
Kaiser, K. (2012). Protecting confidentiality. The SAGE handbook of interview research: The complexity of the craft, 2, 457-64. Available from https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-030-48415-6_7.pdf
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Glossary, Available from https://www.nice.org.uk/glossary
Nijhawan, L. P., Janodia, M. D., Muddukrishna, B. S., Bhat, K. M., Bairy, K. L., Udupa, N., & Musmade, P. B. (2013). Informed consent: Issues and challenges. Journal of advanced pharmaceutical technology & research, 4(3), 134-140. Available from https://journals.lww.com/japtr/_layouts/15/oaks.journals/downloadpdf.aspx?an=01672535-201304030-00004
Sharma H. Statistical significance or clinical significance? A researcher's dilemma for appropriate interpretation of research results. Saudi J Anaesth. 2021 Oct-Dec;15(4):431-434. Available from https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8477766/
Subramani S, Vinay R, März JW, Hefti M, Biller-Andorno N. Ethical Issues in Breastfeeding and Lactation Interventions: A Scoping Review. Journal of Human Lactation. 2023;40(1):150-163. Available from doi:10.1177/08903344231215073
Titler MG. The Evidence for Evidence-Based Practice Implementation. In: Hughes RG, editor. Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2008 Apr. Chapter 7. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2659/
UNICEF, World Health Organization. Advocacy strategy: breastfeeding advocacy initiative. UNICEF; 2015. https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/152891/WHO_NMH_NHD_15.1_eng.pdf.
Weld, E. D., Bailey, T. C., & Waitt, C. (2022). Ethical issues in therapeutic use and research in pregnant and breastfeeding women. British journal of clinical pharmacology, 88(1), 7-21. Available from https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bcp.14914
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