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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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#