Resources

• Centers for Disease Control PRAMS
• Department of Health and Human Services Women's Health
• Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
• Provider Communication on Perinatal Depression: A Population-Based Study
• Use of Selected Clinical Preventive Services to Improve the Health of Infants, Children, and Adolescents, United States, 1999-2011
• Healthy People 2030
• National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
• CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
• Reproductive Health 

Alabama Breastfeeding Committee (ABC)

The Alabama PRAMS program has partnered with ABC to provide mothers and providers with the educational information and the resources needed to support mothers on their breastfeeding journey.

Please visit the ABC website for more information on breastfeeding and any legislative updates about breastfeeding.

 If interested, you can also find ABC information on Facebook using the following link.

Educational Information

For Health Care Professionals

• Please visit More Milk Sooner to access videos on teaching the hand expression technique.
• Please visit First Droplets to watch a video explaining the benefits of promoting pre- and postnatal hand expression.
• Please visit the Physician’s Guide to Breastfeeding for more information on addressing specific health challenges mothers may have when breastfeeding.

For Mothers

• Please visit More Milk Sooner to watch videos on various breastfeeding topics, such as introduction to breastfeeding, breastfeeding with preterm and NICU babies, prenatal colostrum collection, and breastfeeding and mothers with gestational diabetes. Mothers can also register for free prenatal breastfeeding classes using the provided link.
• Please visit First Droplets to watch videos on how to approach breastfeeding a term baby or a preterm baby. You can also view the link on steps to breastfeeding before delivery.  

For Mothers Enrolled in WIC

Please visit the Alabama WIC Breastfeeding website to learn more about the importance of breastfeeding and how to receive nutritional education, designated breastfeeding experts and breastfeeding peer counselors, and 24/7 virtual breastfeeding support. 

Alabama Cribs for Kids

Alabama has partnered with the National Cribs for Kids Program and is dedicated to "Helping every baby sleep safer." Funding from the federal Maternal and Child Health Services Title V Block Grant has allowed Alabama to purchase a limited number of play yards for families who meet qualifications and need a safe sleep environment for their infants under one year of age. These portable cribs are provided through referrals from partner agencies.

For more information and the required referral forms, please visit Alabama Cribs for Kids.