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The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine

The American Academy of Pediatrics Breastfeeding Resource Center
This is the breastfeeding resource center for the AAP, the main professional organization for America's pediatricians. Included are resources for families, communities, and health care professionals

Breastfeeding fact sheets by Jack Newman, MD
Comprehensive Breastfeeding Information Sheets for parents and professionals! Topics include beginning to breastfeed, blocked ducts, bottle feeding, breast compressions, colic, engorgements, expressing milk, extended nursing, and almost every other breastfeeding topic imaginable.

California WIC Association

CDC Healthy Worksite Initiative
Includes a lactation support program

CDC Breastfeeding General Information

CDC National Survey of Maternity Practiced in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC)

California Department of Public Health-Breastfeeding Program

Dr. Hale's Breastfeeding Newsletter
Subscribe to this newsletter to receive the most recent research on breastfeeding pharmacology

Dr. Jack Newman's Breastfeeding Resources
This website has information sheets for parents, new and improved video clips, and information about ordering materials including books (one of which is translated into French), a breastfeeding DVD (English and French), the E-lite tool for helping mothers learn to help the baby latch on well, the Game Plan for the first few days after birth, the breastfeeding decision tree and more (several tools available in English, French and Spanish and should be available soon in Portuguese).

Fathers Supporting Breastfeeding by US Department of Agriculture

Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition

In Spanish: Fathers Supporting Breastfeeding by US Department of Agriculture

International Lactation Consultant Association

La Leche League International
The resources page of LLLI has a wide variety or resources for parents and providers, including mother-to-mother forums, educational materials, and information on breastfeeding and the law.

LactMed- Drugs and Lactation Database
A peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Among the data included are maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects on breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider.

National Alliance of Breastfeeding Advocacy

National Women's Health Information Center on Breastfeeding

New York State Breastfeeding
Resources page that includes information on breastfeeding grand rounds, best practices, and an interactive learning package

Physician Lactation Education Collaborative
A resource of the Breastfeeding Coalition of Washington, focusing heavily on lactation education for physicians

Toxnet
Databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases by the US National Library of Medicine

U.S. Breastfeeding Committee

WHO Growth Charts 2006

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2011 Breastfeeding Resource Directory

Do you need help with breastfeeding?  The 2011 Resource Directory is now online!

Use the online version of print the PDF to distribute!

BreastfeedLA BEST Project

With funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Community Transformation Grant and in partnership with the L.A. County Department of Public Health, the Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles has launched the BEST Project.  We are currently recruiting up to 12 hospitals within L.A. County to receive coaching and technical support to improve maternity care practices that support breastfeeding and to achieve Baby-Friendly designation.

The application will be available May 23, 2012

What's New

TIME: Ask the Right Questions! Read our response to the TIME cover on the Momsrising blog.

Stories of Support Needed

  • The United States Breastfeeding Committee is requesting stories from breastfeeding moms. How have you been helped? Share your story, click here