BCAPOP Resources

national project on breastfeeding

The Public Health Agency of Canada, through the CAPC/CPNP National Projects Fund, funded the National Project of Breastfeeding between October 2005 and September 2007. This project, also known as Linking the Circles of Support for Breastfeeding in CAPC/CPNP, was administered by the B.C. Association of Pregnancy Outreach Programs (BCAPOP), a provincial organization representing over 50 community-based projects working with at-risk pregnant women, new mothers and their families. For more information on BCAPOP, please return to the main page of this website.

The main objectives of the national project on breastfeeding were:
• to facilitate the networking and sharing of breastfeeding related information between CAPC and CPNP projects across Canada and
• to develop a catalogue of resources used by CAPC and CPNP projects for the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding with their participants.

To this end, 3 newsletters entitled Keeping Abreast were published and distributed to all CAPC and CPNP projects.

The Breastfeeding Resources Catalogue was completed in October 2007. It is a compilation of over 500 different breastfeeding resources and is the result of an extensive inventory conducted during the winter and spring of 2006. At the time, CAPC and CPNP projects across Canada were invited to submit the various tools they used in promoting, protecting and supporting breastfeeding with their participants, including locally made tools and resources. More than 100 projects, from all provinces and territories across the country, submitted resources in both English and French.

The electronic versions of both the newsletters and the catalogue are available from this site. Please feel free to download and share with your coworkers and community partners.

Please note that all these resources are available in French and English. To access the French version, follow the link "En français – Projet National" at the top left corner of this page.

Resources from the National Project on Breastfeeding

	Keeping Abreast - Spring 2006 (2.7 Mb) In this 1st of 3 newsletters, you will find articles on: the role of CAPC projects in breastfeeding duration; the International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes by the World Health Organization; breastfeeding rates in Canada; links for interesting and useful websites; and much more.

	Keeping Abreast - Fall 2006 (0.9 Mb) In this 2nd newsletter, you will find information on the World Breastfeeding Week 2006, hear from the experience of a CPNP project in Newfoundland in promoting and supporting breastfeeding, learn more about the new WHO growth charts, and find more links to interesting websites and teaching tools.

	Keeping Abreast - Fall 2007 (1.0 Mb) In this 3rd and last newsletter, you will find articles on: the Baby Friendly Initiative in Canada; the World Breastfeeding Week 2007; the hidden side of breast pumps; learn more about the various national breastfeeding organizations in Canada; and more.

	Breastfeeding Resources Catalogue - 2007 (18 Mb) This catalogue contains a variety of tools used by CAPC and CPNP projects in promoting, protecting and supporting breastfeeding with their participants, including locally made tools and resources. More than 100 projects, from all provinces and territories across the country, submitted over 500 different resources in both English and French. A real treasure chest!

	Catalogue At-a-Glance (0.2 Mb) One-page reference sheet which will provide you with a visual reminder of the various sections included in the catalogue. This quick, at-a-glance reference sheet can easily be posted in the project’s office or close to the computer station where the catalogue will be used.