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Background Publications on LAM The publications below provide background information and program guidance on LAM. FAQ Sheet - Frequently Asked Questions on: The Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM). The LINKAGES Project. Updated September 2001. (English, French, and Spanish). Guidelines: Breastfeeding, Family Planning, and the Lactational Amenorrhea Method - LAM. Labbok M, Cooney K, and Coly S. Washington, DC: Institute for Reproductive Health, 1994. This 18-page booklet is designed for health care service providers and program planners who want to add breastfeeding support and/or LAM to their programs. It includes the physiology of LAM, breastfeeding definitions, research findings, considerations for working women who wish to use LAM, and postpartum family planning for breastfeeding mothers (Arabic, English, French, and Spanish). Consensus Statement: Lactational Amenorrhea Method for Family Planning. Family Health International. 1996. Experts from around the world representing the fields of biomedical research, social research, family planning policy, and clinical practice, medical education, women's health, and communications gathered in Bellagio, Italy, 11-14 December 1995, to discuss the lactational amenorrhea method of family planning. (Available in English, French, and Spanish). Also available on http://www.fhi.org/en/gen/lamstat.html. Taking the first Steps: A Decade of Experience. Cooney K, Koniz-Booher P, and Coly S. Final report of the Breastfeeding and MCH Division of the Institute for Reproductive Health/Georgetown University. 1996. (Excerpt available in English). Background Publications on Breastfeeding Facts for Feeding: Recommended Practices to Improve Infant Nutrition during the First Six Months. The LINKAGES Project. Updated September 2001. Facts for Feeding is publication series that identifies recommended feeding and dietary practices to improve nutritional status at various points in the life cycle. (Available in English, French, and Spanish). Breastfeeding: Protecting a Natural Resource. Labbok M, Murphey E, and Koniz-Booher P, with Coly S and Cooney K. Washington, DC: Institute for Reproductive Health, 1995. This informative booklet on breastfeeding is designed for family planning and breastfeeding advocates and policy makers (printed copies are available in English, French, Spanish upon request). To request printed copies of any of the above publications, please contact: LINKAGES Project |