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- Breastfeeding Home
- Benefits for Babies, Moms, Families & Communities
- Going Back to School & Work
- Medications & Recreational Drugs
- Diabetes & Obesity Relationship to
Breastfeeding - Family Support
- Frequently Asked Questions
- IHS Best Practice Breastfeeding Site Contacts:
Suzan Murphy
1-877-868-9473
(1-877-TOTWISE)
Jenny Chee, Chinle, Arizona
Brenda Cook, Anchorage, Alaska - Breastfeeding Listserv
- Breastfeeding Links
- Staff Resources
African American Breastfeeding Alliance
pamphlet on feeding in emergencies, visuals for early latch, rooming in
American Academy of Pediatrics Breastfeeding home page
Find an AAP Chapter Breastfeeding Coordinator (CBC) in your area
American College of Nurse-Midwives
ACNM - GotMom
Benefits for mom, baby and social and emotional benefits
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Dietetic Association Position Paper regarding Supporting Breastfeeding
Baby Friendly USA
Implementing
the UNICEF/WHO Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in the US.
The Birth Den - Videos by
Dr. Jack Newman
Video links to first latch, 2nd latch, pause in chin
Breastfeeding Basics
academic, non-commercial, short course on the fundamentals of breastfeeding,
includes case scenarios
Breastfeeding Lactation Resources Center
A distribution center for information and education; includes consultations,
lectures, courses, professional coaching, teaching materials, printed materials
and networking information
Coalitions and Task Forces:
Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles, CA
Inland Empire Breastfeeding Coalition (southern inland California)
San Diego Breastfeeding Coalition
Seattle and King County
Public Health Department
Many helpful resources and downloadable patient materials.
WIC WORKS – see the Sharing Center for state developed materials to support breastfeeding.
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) Breastfeeding
To download the CDC Guide to Breastfeeding
Interventions, see:
www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/breastfeeding_interventions.pdf (PDF)
International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA)
Helps you find a Lactation Consultant and ask questions to Professionals
Kids Health
Contains info for Parents, Kids and Teens. Great section in Parents: Pregnancy
and Newborns: All about Breastfeeding
La Leche League International
Under Resources you can find helpful info for breastfeeding and laws dealing
with breastfeeding.
Linkages Project
Info on improving infant and you child eating habits
United States Breastfeeding Coalition
Info on how to support and promote breastfeeding
US Department of Health and Human Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA
Info on Nutrition and Disease Protection
US Department
of Health and Human Service, Office of Women’s Health
Recommended by 2005 article in the Journal of Human Lactation to be one of the
top websites for breastfeeding support. Office of Women’s Health created
the Health and Human Services Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding, a concise,
well researched document for supporting breastfeeding. To download the Blueprint,
go to
www.womenshealth.gov/Breastfeeding/bluprntbk2.pdf (PDF)
National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies
US Department of Agriculture, Special Supplemental Nutrition program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
Breastfeeding mothers are eligible to participate in WIC longer than non-breastfeeding mothers. There are many programs for Native Americans through WIC. Support and information is very helpful!
TIP: See WIC WORKS
for many resources about breastfeeding and perinatal and early nutrition. www.nal.usda.gov/wicworks/
US Department of Agriculture, Breastfeeding
University of Michigan Health System
World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action
World Health Organization (WHO)
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Nutrition
- Breastfeeding
Phone numbers
Office of Women’s Health
1-800-994-9662 (1-800-994WOMAN)
Indian Health Services, Phoenix Indian Medical Center Breastfeeding Support Hotline
1-877-868-9473 (1-877-TOTWISE)
