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Centros de salud

El proceso de designación implica completar los siguientes pasos:

*No se espera que los socios comiencen este proceso sin la ayuda y los recursos del equipo BFREE

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  1. Revise la Guía de Implementación de los Diez Pasos del Estado de Nueva York para una Práctica Amigable con la Lactancia Materna (en inglés, New York State Ten Steps to a Breastfeeding Friendly Practice and Implementation Guide

  2. Complete the online registration form​

  3. Complete el formulario de pre-evaluación.​

  4. Fully implement the NYS Ten Steps.

  5. Complete el formulario de post-evaluación

  6. Plan for redesignation in 5 years

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Las oficinas de médico que logran todos los Diez Pasos del Estado de Nueva York para una Oficina Amigable con la Lactancia Materna serán reconocidas con un Certificado de Designación aparecerán en el sitio web público del Departamento de Salud del Estado de Nueva York. El certificado expira después de cinco años. En ese momento, tendrán que entregar otra post-evaluación y una política actualizada.​​

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Para más información, por favor revise el NYS Breastfeeding, Chestfeeding, and Lactation Friendly Practice Designation Program Handbook.

 

Una lista completa de oficinas designadas puede encontrarse aquí: https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/nutrition/cacfp/breastfeedingpractices.htm 

Northwell Health Physician Partners Obstetrics and Gynecology at Islandia

Additional Resources

Guidance from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists 

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Coding for Postpartum Service (Fourth Trimester)

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Breastfeeding Support Tools for the Obstetrics Provider

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Breastfeeding Toolkit

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Breastfeeding Medicine Blog

This blog shares the opinions of members from the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine on breastfeeding-related news, recent research studies, professional experience, and other topics. Posts reflect the opinions of individual ABM members, not the organization as a whole.

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LactMed

This NIH database contains information on medications and other chemicals that breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. It includes information on the levels of such substances in breast milk and infant blood, possible adverse effects in the nursing infant, and suggested therapeutic alternatives, where appropriate. 

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Readings

ABM Clinical Protocol #14: Breastfeeding-Friendly Physician’s Office: Optimizing Care for Infants and Children, Revised 2013

(Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine) 

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Family Physicians Supporting Breastfeeding (Position Paper) 

(American Academy of Family Physicians) 

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Clinical Report, The Breastfeeding-Friendly Pediatric Office Practice 

(American Academy of Pediatrics) 

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Committee Opinion No. 821, Barriers to Breastfeeding: Supporting Initiation and Continuation of Breastfeeding​

(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

 

Committee Opinion No. 658, Optimizing Support for Breastfeeding as Part of Obstetric Practice

(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

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Review, Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Breastfeeding

(Breastfeeding Medicine)

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Racial Disparities in Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration Among U.S. Infants Born in 2015 - MMWR

(Centers for Disease Control)

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