World Breastfeeding Week - 1st - 7th August 2026

World Breastfeeding Week was started in 1992 to generate public awareness and support for breastfeeding. It has continued every year with the aim of informing, engaging and promoting breastfeeding and related issues.

 

RELATED LIBRARY RESOURCES  

The Health Libraries, both at the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals, offer numerous resources on this topic. In the lists below you’ll find a small selection of items from our collection. To locate these items, simply go to our online catalogue or ask at the counter. This document covers the following resources – books, journals, journal articles and patient information.

 

BOOKS   

• Breastfeeding and human lactation; Wambach, Karen; Spencer, Becky; 2026; (Jones & Bartlett); 7^th edition – available as a Keele e-book & available in print at the Health Library

• Clinical Guidance in Breastfeeding - Physiology, Success, and Challenges; (InTech); 2025 – available online as an Open Access e-book

• Physiology in childbearing: with anatomy and related biosciences; Rankin, Jean; (Elsevier); 2024; 5^th edition – available in print and also as a Keele e-book

• Skills for midwifery practice; Johnson, Ruth; Taylor, Wendy; (Elsevier); 2023; 5^th edition

• Comprehensive lactation consultant exam review; Smith, Linda J; (Jones & Bartlett Learning); 2023; 5^th edition

• Multiple Pregnancy: New Insights; Abduljabbar, Hassan S; (InTechOpen); 2023 – available online as an Open Access e-book

• More than just milk lactation science symposium; Geddes, Donna T; (MDPI); 2023 – available online as an Open Access e-book

• Children and Young People's Nursing at a Glance; (Wiley Blackwell); 2023 – available in print and as a Keele e-book

• Supporting sucking skills in breastfeeding infants; Genna, Catherine Watson; (Jones & Bartlett); 2023; 4^th edition – available as a Keele e-book (N.B. 3^rd edition available in print at Health Library)

• Selected Topics on Infant Feeding; Al-Momen, Hayder, editor.; Al-Zwaini, Isam; (InTechOpen); 2022 – available online as an Open Access e-book

 

JOURNALS   

• Breastfeeding review: professional publication of the Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia; Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia – available as a Keele e-journal from 2006 onwards

• International breastfeeding journal; (BioMed Central Ltd) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2006 onwards

• Journal of breastfeeding biology; (Open Access Pub) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2015 onwards

• Journal of human lactation (Online); (Sage Publications) – available as a Keele e-journal from 1999 onwards

• Maternal and child nutrition (Online); (Blackwell) – available as an Open Access e-journal from 2005 onwards

• Journal of nutrition education and behavior (Society of Nutrition Education) – available as a Keele e-journal from 2002 onwards, and UHNM e-journal 2007 onwards.

 N.B. NHS members can obtain temporary Keele IT logins to view Keele e-journals from the Keele IT suite in the Health Library at Royal Stoke. NHS ejournals will require login with an NHS Open Athens account.

Access more journals via our Journals webpage: http://www.keele.ac.uk/healthlibrary/find/journals/  

OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL ARTICLES

• “Feasibility of the breastfeeding peer support application—perspectives of peer supporters and breastfeeding mothers”; Ikonen, Riikka; Niela-Vilen, Hannakaisa; International breastfeeding journal, 2025, Vol.20 (1), p.93-11, Article 93

• “A Participatory Investigation of Breastfeeding Behavior in the Pakistani Community in the United Kingdom”; Burton, Amy E; Mubashir, Ubaida; et al; Journal of nutrition education and behavior, 2026-05

• “Promoting breastfeeding through digital communication: a longitudinal randomized controlled trial”; Margherita Guidetti; Giulia Scaglioni; et al; Health psychology & behavioral medicine, 2026, Vol.14 (1)

• “Artificial intelligence in human milk analysis: applications in prediction, optimization, and lactation support- a narrative review”; Golshan-Tafti, Mohammad; Bahrami, Reza; et al; The Gazette of the Egyptian Paediatric Association, 2026-12, Vol.74 (1), p.39, Article 39

• “Low-level laser therapy for breastfeeding women with nipple pain in the early postpartum period: a randomized controlled trial”; Gaitero, Maria VC; Mira, Ticiana AA; et al; The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine, 2026-12, Vol.39 (1), p.2636360

• “Factors associated with partial direct breastfeeding at discharge of preterm infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: a cohort study”; Xing, Le; Yan, Fei; et al; The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine, 2026-12, Vol.39 (1), p.2668858

• “Women’s Breastfeeding Support Experiences in Ireland: A Qualitative Framework Analysis”; Mc Evoy, Niamh; Lehane, Elaine; et al; Journal of human lactation, 2025, Vol.41 (4), p.610-619

• “Functional shifts in immune composition follow lactation stage in human milk”; Low, Jia Ming; Ng, Melissa Shu Feng; et al; Frontiers in immunology, 2026, Vol.17, p.1850094

• “Breastfeeding and Father Support: Bibliometric Analysis”; Erdoğan, Elif; Ejder Apay, Serap; Journal of human lactation, 2026-05, p.8903344261430128

• “Facilitators and barriers to establishing lactation among women with diabetes?”; McGuinness, Denise; Daniel, Usha; Brien, Denise O; Diabetic medicine, 2025-08, Vol.42 (8), p.e70045-n/a

 

PATIENT INFORMATION / PATIENT ADVICE

• NHS website:
• Breastfeeding support - https://www.nhs.uk/baby/breastfeeding-and-bottle-feeding/breastfeeding/help-and-support/

• Breastfeeding and bottle feeding advice https://www.nhs.uk/baby/breastfeeding-and-bottle-feeding/

• Best Start in Life - https://www.nhs.uk/best-start-in-life/baby/feeding-your-baby/breastfeeding/

• Charities / Further information:
• The Breastfeeding Network - https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/

• National Childbirth trust (NCT) Site search - Breastfeeding

• ClinicalKey Patient Education Leaflet [available via ClinicalKey for NHS members with Open Athens log-in]:
• Breastfeeding hints - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_AAFP_breastfeeding-hints-to-help-you-get-off-to-a-good-start_en

• Breastfeeding more than one baby - https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/content/patient_handout/5-s2.0-pe_79fece37-e924-4c2b-96cd-775757b9788f

 

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