Breastfeeding resources in Spanish

Breastfeeding helplines in Spanish

• Womenshealth.gov:  1-800-994-9662

• La Leche League, International:  1-877-4-LA-LECHE

Books in Spanish

 

• Lactancia: Guia de Consulta Para los Padres (Breastfeeding: A Parent’s Guide).  Amy Spangler, Amy’s Babies, 2006.

 

• Lactancia Materna: Sin Complicaciones (Breastfeeding Keep it Simple).  Amy Spangler, Amy’s Babies, 2005.

 

• Amamantar:  Un Regalo Invaluable Para tu Bebe y Para Ti (Breastfeeding:  Your Priceless Gift to Your Baby and Yourself). Sara Ryan and Deborah Auletta, Hohm Press, 2006.

 

• Guia Facil de Amamantar a su Bebe (Breastfeeding 101).  Sue Tiller, TLC Publishing, 2005.

 

• Guia Sobre la Lactancia Materna (Breastfeeding Care Guide), Mary Anne Arnold, Care Publications, Inc., 2003

 

• Nueva Guia de Lactancia Materna (The American Academy of Pediatrics’ New Mother’s Guide to Breastfeeding). Joan Younger Meek, Anerican Academy of Pediatrics, 2005.

 

• Por Que Deberia Amamantar a Mi Bebe? (Why Should I Nurse my Baby?)  Pamela K. Wiggins, L.A. Publishing, 2005.

 

• El Arte Feminino de Amamantar (The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding). La Leche League, International, and Catalina Pelayo, Editorial Pax Mexico, 2001.

 

• Guia Practica para una Lactancia Exitosa (includes DVD).  Ana M. Parrilla Rodriguez, Comunicadora Koine, Inc., 2007.

 

• Breastfeeding: A Mother’s Gift (Spanish edition). Pamela K. Wiggins, L.A. Publishing, 2006.

 

Handouts in Spanish

• “Una Guia Facil para la Lactancia” (“Easy Guide to Breastfeeding”), Office of Women’s Health, Department of Health and Human Services.
  

• “Amamantar a tu Bebe” (“Breastfeeding your Baby”), UNICEF, The Baby Friendly Initiative.
  

• La Leche League, International tear off sheets English and Spanish, various topics. 
  

• Breastfeeding tear-off sheets, various topics, English and Spanish.  Medela, Inc. 
  

• “A Mother’s 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding: Even if your Hospital isn’t Baby Friendly (Spanish version),” Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles.

• Breastfeeding handouts, various topics, English and Spanish, Texas Department of State Health Services
  

• Breastfeeding Flyers, various topics, English and Spanish, South Los Angeles Health Projects WIC Program, 2004. 
  

• Breastfeeding handouts, various topics, English and Spanish, California Department of Public Health

• Diaper Diary, Spanish version.  Kay Hoover and Barbara Wilson-Clay, 2003. 
  

•  Breastfeeding handouts, various topics, English and Spanish, Minnesota Department of Health,
  

•  Breastfeeding tear pad set, various topics, English and Spanish, Childbirth Graphics.
  

•  “When Disasters Happen: Breastfeeding in Emergencies,” Pamela K. Wiggins, LA Publishing. 

Promotional materials in Spanish (posters, pins, magnets, t-shirts)

 

• Childbirth Graphics

 

• Noodle Soup

 

Videos available in Spanish

 

• “Better Breastfeeding: Your Guide to a Healthy Start,” Injoy Videos, 2008.

 

• “Breastfeeding and Returning to Work,” Bruce Wittman, director, Eagle Video Productions, 2006.

• Los Beneficios de la Lactancia

• Cómo continuar dando pecho cuando Se regresa al Trabajo

• La Lactancia Materna - Que Debe Hacer el Papa

 

• “Mother of 7 Breastfeeding Basics & FAQ Multi-lingual DVD,” Mother of 7, Inc., 2008.

 

• “Breastfeeding: What’s a Dad Supposed to Do?” Bruce Wittman, director, Eagle Video Productions, 2008.

 

• “14 Steps to Better Breastfeeding,” Injoy Videos, 2000.

 

• “Breastfeeding You Can Do It!” LA Publishing, 2007.

 

• “To Baby with Love / The Comfortable Latch,” Texas Department of State Health Services, 2006.

 

• “Breastfeeding: The Natural Choice (teens),” Injoy Videos, 1998.

 

• “Delivery Self Attachment (DVD),” Geddes Productions, 1992.

 

• “Metodo Madre Canguro, (Kangaroo Mother Care) DVD” Geddes Productions,

 

• “Breastfeeding: How to, Why to,” Vida Health Communications, 1998.

 

Children’s books in Spanish

 

• Cerca del Corazon de Mama (Near Mama’s Heart), Colleen Newman, Trafford Publishing, 2006.

 

Websites in Spanish

 

• La Leche League, International

• Multilacta - for multiples
  

 

• Minnesota Department of Health

 

Training materials in Spanish:

 

• “Loving Support through Peer Counseling” training materials in Spanish, Power Point presentation, curriculum modules, handouts, reproducibles.  USDA Food and Nutrition Services.

 

Spanish tools for breastfeeding support people:

 

• “Spanish Breastfeeding Glossary,” International Lactation Consultant Association.

• Healthtranslations.com

 

Medical Spanish resources

• Ortega, P.  2006.  Spanish and the Medical Interview: A Textbook for Clinically Relevant Medical Spanish. Saunders.

• Rios, J. & Fernandez, J.  2004.  Complete Medical Spanish: A Practical Course for Quick and Confident Communication.  McGraw-Hill.

• Jarvis, A.C. & Lebredo, R. 2000.  Spanish for Medical Personnel.  Houghton Mifflin Company.

 

Medical Spanish Websites

 

• Medical Spanish for Health Professionals

 

• A Translation Handguide ForSpanish-English Medical Terminology

 

• Medical Spanish for Healthcare Providers