Fasting and Breastfeeding
La Leche League (LLL) resources on fasting and breastfeeding
La Leche League International
'Fasting (religious or dietary) and Breastfeeding'
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'Islamic and Cultural Practices in Breastfeeding'
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La Leche League ​Asia & Middle East
'Pregnant, Nursing and Ramadan'
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La Leche League Canada
Fasting and Breastfeeding
https://www.lllc.ca/fasting-and-breastfeeding
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La Leche League France
'Allaitement et Ramadan' ('Breastfeeding and Ramadan')
https://www.lllfrance.org/vous-informer/des-etudes/1076-allaitement-jeune-et-ramadan
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LLL Israel
'Breastfeeding and Yom Kippur Fasting​'
www.lllisrael.org.il/post/fasting-and-breastfeeding
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Non-LLL resources on fasting and breastfeeding
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Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA)
'Religious fasting and breastfeeding'
https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/bfinfo/religious-fasting-and-breastfeeding
'Breastfeeding and Ramadan' pamphlet
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Breastfeeding Advocacy Australia
'Ramadan for breastfeeding mothers: To fast or not to fast?'
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Breastfeeding Support
'Breastfeeding During Ramadan'
https://breastfeeding.support/breastfeeding-during-ramadan/
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e-lactancia
'Religious fasting in Ramadan' (English, Español)
https://e-lactancia.org/breastfeeding/religious-fasting-in-ramadan/product/
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E-lactation
'Religious fasting in Ramadan'
https://www.e-lactation.com/en/religious-fasting-in-ramadan-pr/
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IBFAN
'Policy statement: Fasting of pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers'
https://ibfan.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Ramadan-Policy-Statement.pdf​
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​International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA)
'Ramadan and Breastfeeding'
https://lactationmatters.org/2018/06/07/ramadan-and-breastfeeding/
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Journal of Human Lactation
'Lactation Assessment for Muslim Breastfeeding Women Who Fast During Ramadan: Understanding an Islamic Legal Dispensation'
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08903344221093372
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KellyMom
'Religious Fasting and Breastfeeding'
https://kellymom.com/nutrition/mothers-diet/fasting/
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National Library of Medicine (NIH)
'South Asian consensus statement on women’s health and Ramadan'
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3401745/
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