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Breastfeeding Matters – An Important Guide to Breastfeeding for Women and their Families

The revised version is aligned with current evidence and any recently revised Breastfeeding Protocols.

This guide is also available in French (2021) and in 16 other languages (2016).

Also available in French, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Farsi, Gujarati, Hindi, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Serbian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Urdu and Vietnamese.

4 Fact Sheets are also available (2020):

Blocked Ducts (also in French)

Breast Infection – Mastitis (also in French)

Expressing and Storing Breastmilk (also in French)

Thrush (also in French)

Breastfeeding for the Health and Future of our Nation

This booklet was developed to support Indigenous women who are thinking about breastfeeding or who are currently breastfeeding. It will help future and new Indigenous mothers reclaim the tradition of breastfeeding. It provides information about Indigenous traditions around breastfeeding, how the teachings of the Medicine Wheel support the teachings about breastfeeding, why breastfeeding is important, how to get started and continue to breastfeed. It will answer common questions about breastfeeding, and provide useful additional information and resources.

Also available in Cree and Ojibway.