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An Easy Guide to Breastfeeding for American Indian and Alaska Native Families

2006, Color Booklet, 24 pages, Federal Publication, English
Web link: http://www.womenshealth.gov/pub/BF.AIAN.pdf

Description:

The Department of Health and Human Services encourages all women to exclusively breastfeed for 6 months before introducing solid foods and continue to breastfeed for 12 months and thereafter for as long as desired. Choosing to breastfeed honors the traditions of American Indian and Alaska Native families. This guide offers encouragement and advise to support successful breastfeeding by American Indian and Alaskan Native mothers.

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Source:

Womenshealth.gov, OWH, HHS
8270 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive
Fairfax VA 22031

Phone number(s):

(800) 994-9662
(800) 994-9662

Related topics:

These topics may help you find additional publications. Click any of these links to do an automatic search.

• ALASKA NATIVE WOMEN
• AMERICAN INDIAN / ALASKA NATIVE WOMEN
• BREASTFEEDING

NWHIC record number P-9613