A New Mother's Guide to Breastfeeding/What resources are available to me?
Resources For Information, Questions, or Problems
Your primary source of information about breastfeeding is your health care provider team such as physicians, dietitians, nurses, and nurse-midwives. Remember breastfeeding is not necessarily second nature to either the mother or baby. Many breastfeeding mothers are greatly helped by advice and tips from others, especially during the first days and weeks after the baby's birth.
Lactation counselors are specially trained in breastfeeding strategies. They can help you understand the entire process of breastfeeding. One quick consultation is all that most healthy moms and babies need. A trained counselor can detect special situations that may require more time or visits.
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Breastfeeding: A Magical Bond (Click Here) --> [1]
50 State Summary of Breastfeeding Laws
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/breast50.htm
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
http://www.bfmed.org
American Academy of Family Practice
http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/clinical/publichealth/breastfeeding.html
American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/breastfeeding.cfm
American Academy of Pediatrics’(AAP) Breastfeeding Promotion in Physicians’ Office Practices (BPPOP III)
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/bf/brpromo.htm
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
http://www.acog.org
Baby- Friendly USA
http://www.babyfriendlyusa.org
Bright Future Lactation Resource Centre, Ltd.
http://www.bflrc.info
Emergency Nutrition Network
http://www.google.com/cse?cx=002503473335972040492%3Avwwlybri9zy&q=breastfeeding&sa=Go&cof=FORID%3A0
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center
http://www.evergreenhospital.org/body.cfm?id=39
Harris County Paraprofessional Breastfeeding Clinic
http://www.bcm.edu/cnrc/hcbc/index.html
INFACT (Infant Feeding Action Coalition) Canada
http://www.infactcanada.ca
International Baby Food Action Network
http://www.ibfan.org
International Lactation Consultants Association
http://www.ilca.org
La Leche League International
http://www.llli.org
National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy
http://www.naba-breastfeeding.org/nabareal.htm #Monitoring
National Library of Medicine on-line service regarding drugs during lactation (LactMed)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/lactmedfs.html
National WIC Association
http://www.nwica.org
New York State Department of Health Breastfeeding Promotion Program
http://www.nyhealth.gov/community/pregnancy/breastfeeding/
San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition
http://www.breastfeeding.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=117432&orgId=sdcbc
The United States Breastfeeding Committee
http://www.usbreastfeeding.org
U.S. Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding
USDA Food and Nutrition Service WIC Program: Loving support to makes breastfeedig work
http://www.nal.usda.gov/wicworks/Learning_Center/loving_support.html
UNICEF
http://www.unicef.org/search/search.php?querystring=breastfeeding&hits=&isNews=&Go.x=12&Go.y=10
U.S. Office of Women’s Health
http://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding
Wellstart International
http://www.wellstart.org
World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA)
http://www.waba.org.my/whatwedo/gims/index.htm
World Health Organization (WHO)
http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/breastfeeding/en/
References
(2009, November 18). Breastfeeding a magical bond [Video file]. Retrieved from Google videos website: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6745636312254996136&hl=en#
