LEC Resources: Books

LEC Resources: Books

Aspiring lactation consultants often want to know which books they should have in their library for reference and study purposes. LEC has compiled a variety of excellent books here, all of which may be obtained through Hale Publishing (which has many more than this). The three primary textbooks used for study are Counseling the Nursing Mother, Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, and Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession. Any of the following books would be a great addition to your library -- either now or in the future.

Supporting Sucking Skills in Breastfeeding Infants

Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession, 6th edition

Breastfeeding and Human Lactation, 4th edition

The Nursing Mother's Herbal

Counseling the Nursing Mother,
5th edition

Core Curriculum for Lactation Consultant Practice

Breastfeeding Management for the Clinician: Using the Evidence

Breastfeeding Special Care Babies

Best Medicine: Human Milk in the NICU

Clinics in Human Lactation: Breastfeeding After Breast and Nipple Surgery

Clinics in Human Lactation: History and Assessment

Clinics in Human Lactation: Breastfeeding the Late Preterm Baby

Clinics in Human Lactation: Altering Hospital Breastfeeding Culture

The Attachment Connection

The Politics of Breastfeeding

Sleeping with Your Baby

Exclusively Pumping Breast Milk

Feeding and Nutrition in the Preterm Infant

The Breastfeeding Mother's Guide to Making More Milk

LEC is approved as a provider by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE), which is a nonprofit corporation established to develop and administer a voluntary certification program for lactation consultants, based on certification guidelines developed by the U.S. National Commission for Health Certifying Agencies.

Lactation Education Consultants provides continuing education credits for RNs (CEP/BRN Provider #14586) for the State of California Board of Registered Nursing.