Spanish for Breastfeeding Support

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Breastfeeding resources in Spanish

ILLO_01 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