Leading Policy Statements and Resources

United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC)

The USBC website has position papers, information on US government activities related to breastfeeding, national policies, and international resources.

• USBC Chair-elect is Robin Stanton from Oregon
  

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

• Position paper: Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk. Download here.
• Oregon's AAP Breastfeeding Chapter Coordinator is Nan Dahlquist, MD. Dr. Dalquist is also the Medical Director of the Hillsboro Pediatric Clinic.

• American College of Obstectrics and Gynecology (ACOG)
  

• ACOG, AAP Develop First Collaborative Physician-Focused Breastfeeding Handbook. Includes ordering information.

American Public Health Association (APHA)

• Position paper: A Call to Action on Breastfeeding: A Fundamental Public Health Issue.

Oregon Public Health Association

• OPHA website
• The President of the Oregon Public Health Association (OPHA) is Leslie Uebel.

Insurance reimbursement information for lactation consultation services and breastpumps

• Medela's reimbursement website includes questions to ask, basic coding info, filing a claim, disputing a claim, making the case and sample letters to insurers
• The American Academy of Pediatrics has information for providers on claim filing.

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