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The Breastfeeding Committee for Saskatchewan Fact Sheets for Health Professionals

Health professionals through out Saskatchewan provide these Fact Sheets to mothers and families to educate about various topics on breastfeeding.

Fact Sheets:

• Engorgement (PDF)
• Plugged Duct (PDF)
  
• Mastitis (PDF)
• Mastitis - Information for Health Professionals (PDF)
  
• Thrush (PDF)
  
• Sore Nipples (PDF)
  
• Using a Nipple Shield (PDF)
  
• Increasing your Milk Supply (PDF)
  
• Pumping Your Breast Milk (PDF)
  
• Healthy Breastfeeding Baby Does Not Need Supplementation (PDF)
  
• Breast Feeding with a Feeding Tube (PDF)
  
• Finger-Feeding with a Feeding Tube (PDF)
• Finger-Feeding with an Oral Syringe (PDF)
• Cup Feeding (PDF)
• Pacifier Use (PDF)

(The above sheets are adapted from Fact Sheets developed by the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region. Permission is given for distribution by the Breastfeeding Committee for Saskatchewan, for use throughout Saskatchewan)

• It’s My Birthday, Give Me a Hug! - Skin-To-Skin Contact for You and Your Baby (PDF)
• 10 Steps to Make Plenty of Milk (PDF)
• Going Home (PDF)

(The above sheets are adapted from Fact Sheets developed by the Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition. Permission is given for distribution by the Breastfeeding Committee for Saskatchewan, for use throughout Saskatchewan)

The following website also provides good Fact Sheets. These have not been individually screened by the Breastfeeding Committee for Saskatchewan, but are generally considered credible and up-to-date sources for fact sheets.

Dr. Jack Newman's Fact Sheets, Articles and Videos

Additional Resources

For more information visit The Breastfeeding Committee for Saskatchewan resources page.