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