World Breastfeeding Week was started in 1992 to generate public
awareness and support for breastfeeding. It has continued every year with the
aim of informing, engaging and promoting breastfeeding and related issues.
RELATED LIBRARY
RESOURCES
The Health Libraries,
both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals, offer numerous resources on this
topic. In the lists below you’ll find a small selection of items from our
collection. To locate these items, simply go to our online catalogue or ask at
the counter. This
document covers the following resources – books, journals, journal articles and patient information.
·
Breastfeeding and human lactation; Wambach, Karen;
Spencer, Becky; 2026; (Jones & Bartlett); 7th edition – available
as a Keele e-book & available in print at the Health Library
·
Clinical Guidance in Breastfeeding - Physiology, Success, and
Challenges; (InTech); 2025 – available online as an Open Access e-book
·
Physiology in childbearing: with anatomy and related biosciences; Rankin, Jean; (Elsevier);
2024; 5th edition – available in print and also as a Keele e-book
·
Skills for midwifery practice; Johnson, Ruth;
Taylor, Wendy; (Elsevier); 2023; 5th edition
·
Comprehensive lactation consultant exam review; Smith, Linda J; (Jones
& Bartlett Learning); 2023; 5th edition
·
Multiple Pregnancy: New Insights; Abduljabbar,
Hassan S; (InTechOpen); 2023 – available online as an Open Access e-book
·
More than just milk lactation science symposium; Geddes, Donna T;
(MDPI); 2023 – available online as an Open Access e-book
·
Children and Young People's Nursing at a Glance; (Wiley Blackwell);
2023 – available in print and as a Keele e-book
·
Supporting sucking skills in breastfeeding infants; Genna, Catherine
Watson; (Jones & Bartlett); 2023; 4th edition – available as a
Keele e-book (N.B. 3rd edition available in print at Health Library)
·
Selected Topics on Infant Feeding; Al-Momen, Hayder,
editor.; Al-Zwaini, Isam; (InTechOpen); 2022 – available online as an Open
Access e-book
JOURNALS
·
Breastfeeding review: professional
publication of the Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia; Nursing Mothers' Association of
Australia – available as a Keele e-journal from 2006 onwards
·
International breastfeeding journal; (BioMed Central Ltd) – available as an
Open Access e-journal from 2006 onwards
·
Journal of breastfeeding biology; (Open Access Pub) – available as an
Open Access e-journal from 2015 onwards
·
Journal of human lactation (Online); (Sage Publications) – available as a
Keele e-journal from 1999 onwards
·
Maternal and child nutrition (Online); (Blackwell) – available as an Open
Access e-journal from 2005 onwards
·
Journal of nutrition education and
behavior (Society
of Nutrition Education) – available as a Keele e-journal from 2002 onwards, and
UHNM e-journal 2007 onwards.
N.B. NHS members can obtain temporary Keele IT logins
to view Keele e-journals from the Keele IT suite in the Health Library at Royal
Stoke. NHS
ejournals will require login with an NHS Open Athens account.
Access more journals via our Journals
webpage: http://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/journals/
·
“Feasibility
of the breastfeeding peer support application—perspectives of peer supporters
and breastfeeding mothers”; Ikonen, Riikka; Niela-Vilen, Hannakaisa; International
breastfeeding journal, 2025, Vol.20 (1), p.93-11, Article 93
·
“A
Participatory Investigation of Breastfeeding Behavior in the Pakistani
Community in the United Kingdom”; Burton, Amy E; Mubashir, Ubaida; et al; Journal
of nutrition education and behavior, 2026-05
·
“Promoting
breastfeeding through digital communication: a longitudinal randomized
controlled trial”; Margherita Guidetti; Giulia Scaglioni; et
al; Health psychology & behavioral medicine, 2026, Vol.14 (1)
·
“Artificial
intelligence in human milk analysis: applications in prediction, optimization,
and lactation support- a narrative review”; Golshan-Tafti, Mohammad;
Bahrami, Reza; et al; The Gazette of the Egyptian Paediatric Association,
2026-12, Vol.74 (1), p.39, Article 39
·
“Low-level
laser therapy for breastfeeding women with nipple pain in the early postpartum
period: a randomized controlled trial”; Gaitero, Maria VC; Mira, Ticiana AA; et al; The
journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine, 2026-12, Vol.39 (1),
p.2636360
·
“Factors
associated with partial direct breastfeeding at discharge of preterm infants in
the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: a cohort study”; Xing,
Le; Yan, Fei; et al; The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine,
2026-12, Vol.39 (1), p.2668858
·
“Women’s
Breastfeeding Support Experiences in Ireland: A Qualitative Framework Analysis”; Mc
Evoy, Niamh; Lehane, Elaine; et al; Journal of human lactation, 2025,
Vol.41 (4), p.610-619
·
“Functional
shifts in immune composition follow lactation stage in human milk”; Low,
Jia Ming; Ng, Melissa Shu Feng; et al; Frontiers in immunology, 2026,
Vol.17, p.1850094
·
“Breastfeeding
and Father Support: Bibliometric Analysis”; Erdoğan, Elif; Ejder
Apay, Serap; Journal of human lactation, 2026-05, p.8903344261430128
·
“Facilitators
and barriers to establishing lactation among women with diabetes?”;
McGuinness, Denise; Daniel, Usha; Brien, Denise O; Diabetic medicine,
2025-08, Vol.42 (8), p.e70045-n/a
PATIENT INFORMATION / PATIENT ADVICE
·
NHS website:
o Breastfeeding support - https://www.nhs.uk/baby/breastfeeding-and-bottle-feeding/breastfeeding/help-and-support/
o Breastfeeding and bottle feeding advice https://www.nhs.uk/baby/breastfeeding-and-bottle-feeding/
o Best Start in Life - https://www.nhs.uk/best-start-in-life/baby/feeding-your-baby/breastfeeding/
·
Charities / Further information:
o
The Breastfeeding Network - https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/
o
National Childbirth trust (NCT) Site search - Breastfeeding
·
ClinicalKey Patient Education Leaflet [available via ClinicalKey for NHS members with Open Athens log-in]:
o
Breastfeeding hints - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_AAFP_breastfeeding-hints-to-help-you-get-off-to-a-good-start_en
o
Breastfeeding more than one baby - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_79fece37-e924-4c2b-96cd-775757b9788f
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