Lactation: Evidence-Based
Evidence-Based Databases
- Annual Reviews OnlineComposed of full text, research reviews of current and emerging topics in a variety of disciplines including the biomedical, physical and social sciences.
- SAMHSA Evidence-based Practices Resource CenterMaintains a registry of mental health and substance abuse interventions that have been reviewed and rated by independent reviewers.
- DARE (Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects)Contains abstracts of quality assessed and critically appraised systematic reviews. Focuses primarily on systematic reviews that evaluate the effects of health care interventions, and the delivery and organisation of health services.
- TRIP
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Features metasearches of evidence-based practice (EBP) databases in the health sciences including DARE, and PubMed as well as EBP journals from 1997 to the present.
Protocols & Guidelines
- Protocols - Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine"These protocols serve only as guidelines for the care of breastfeeding mothers and infants and do not delineate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as standards of medical care. Variations in treatment may be appropriate according to the needs of an individual patient."
- Clinical Protocols - UNC Lactation Program"The UNC Lactation Program is continuously evaluating and updating our management protocols. Our current protocols, posted on this site, reflect our interdisciplinary team’s consensus on the limited literature on management of breastfeeding-associated pain."
- Breastfeeding, Inc - Blocked Ducts & Mastitis"At Breastfeeding Inc., our aim is to empower parents by ensuring they receive the most up-to-date information to assist them with their breastfeeding baby. We strive to provide them this information through breastfeeding resources which include, but are not limited to, free information sheets, video clips, and articles."