Links library
Websites
Australian Breastfeeding Association
An organization of breastfeeding women and health professionals--such as doctors, lactation consultants and midwives--interested in the promotion and protection of breastfeeding. www.breastfeeding.asn.au
Biological Nuturing
Well-known breastfeeding researcher, Dr. Suzanne Colson, has a website that features information on laid-back breastfeeding.
www.BiologicalNurturing.com
Breastfeeding After Reduction Surgery
A comprehensive site created by two mothers who have had breast reduction surgery themselves, Diana West, IBCLC, and Carol Maranta.
www.bfar.org
Breastfeeding and the Law
Breastfeeding laws listed by state
www.lalecheleague.org/Law/LawMain.html
Breastfeeding Made Simple
Nancy Mohrbacher, IBCLC, FILCA, and Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, Ph.D., IBCLC, authors of Breastfeeding Made Simple, Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers, offer breastfeeding resources for parents and professionals.
www.BreastfeedingMadeSimple.com
Breastfeeding Pharmacology
Thomas W. Hale, R.Ph, Ph.D., a clinical pharmacologist and professor of pediatrics, is the author of four breastfeeding reference books. This site offers links and information on medication and breastfeeding.
www.neonatal.ttuhsc.edu/lact
Hand-Expression of Breasts milk
How-tos of hand expression from the Lactation Institute
www.lactationinstitute.org/manualex.html
La Leche League International
This is a comprehensive, award-winning site about breastfeeding. Nearly 700 pages of information, in an easy-to-use format. Contains FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), links to your local LLL Leader/group, information in Spanish, and the Center for Breastfeeding Information, as well as the LLLI catalog. Excellent for both families and professionals.
www.lalecheleague.org
MOST Online
MOST (Mothers of Super Twins) is an international non-profit support network of families with triplets and more. MOST provides information, resources, empathy and good humor during pregnancy, infancy, toddlerhood and school age.
www.mostonline.org
ProMOM, Inc.
Promotion of Mother's Milk, Inc, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing public awareness and public acceptance of breastfeeding. There you can download a PDF version of "101 Reasons to Breastfeed Your Child."
www.promom.org
San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition
SDCC’s site has a wealth of helpful information.
www.breastfeeding.org
SMILES
A group of dedicated families who have developed a first-hand understanding of the needs of children with cleft lip, cleft palate and craniofacial deformities. Breastfeeding information available for parents of babies affected with clefts.
www.cleft.org
Swedish Nursing Mothers' Support Group
The Swedish Nursing Mothers Support Group supplies counseling and support to parents-to-be and new parents that want to breastfeed their children. They spread knowledge and information about breastfeeding and work for a living breastfeeding culture in Sweden and other countries. Their site is mainly written in Swedish.
www.amningshjalpen.se
The Adoptive Breastfeeding Resource Website
A font of practical information on adoptive breastfeeding, by Naomi B. Duane. www.fourfriends.com/abrw
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Organizations that support and promote breastfeeding
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
www.bfmed.org
American Academy of Family Physicians
www.aafp.org
American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org
American College of Nurse Midwives
www.midwife.org
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
www.acog.org
Human Milk Banking Association of North America
www.hmbana.org
La Leche League, International
www.llli.org
National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy
www.naba-breastfeeding.org
UNICEF
www.unicef.org
United States Breastfeeding Committee
www.usbreastfeeding.org
Wellstart International
www.wellstart.org
World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action
www.waba.org.my
World Health Organization
www.who.int
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National breastfeeding programs
HHS Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding
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National Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign
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Babies were Born to be Breastfeed (PDF)
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World Breastfeeding Week
www.worldbreastfeedingweek.org
National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition
www.hmhb.org
Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative
www.babyfriendlyusa.org
Healthy People 2010
www.healthypeople.gov
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Government resources
National Women's Health Information Center
www.womenshealth.gov/Breastfeeding
CDC Breastfeeding Resources
www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
www.fns.usda.gov/wic
Resources for WIC participants
www.wichealth.org
Nutrition During Pregnancy Resource List for Consumers
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Maternal and Child Health Bureau
www.mchb.hrsa.gov
50 State Summary of Breastfeeding Laws
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