Breast-Feeding: Other Places To Get Help
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Online Resource
| Nutrition During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Resource List for Consumers | |
| United States Department of Agriculture: Food and Nutrition Information Center | |
| Web Address: | www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/topics/pregnancy/pregcon.html |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Information Center has compiled this list of resources about nutrition during pregnancy and breast-feeding. The resources listed contain accurate nutrition information and are available nationwide. Opinions expressed in the publications do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Your local library or bookstore can help you locate these resources. Contact information is provided for Web sites and organizations. | |
Organizations
| American Academy of Pediatrics | |
| 141 Northwest Point Boulevard | |
| Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1098 | |
| Phone: | (847) 434-4000 |
| Fax: | (847) 434-8000 |
| E-mail: | kidsdocs@aap.org |
| Web Address: | www.aap.org |
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers a variety of educational materials, such as links to publications about parenting and general growth and development. Immunization information, safety and prevention tips, AAP guidelines for various conditions, and links to other organizations are also available. | |
| Bright Futures | |
| P.O. Box 571272 | |
| Washington, DC 20057-1272 | |
| Phone: | (202) 784-9772 |
| Fax: | (202) 784-9777 |
| E-mail: | brightfutures@ncemch.org |
| Web Address: | www.brightfutures.org |
The Bright Futures Web site offers current information about health promotion and health care needs of infants, children, teens, families, and communities. Bright Futures is maintained by the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health at Georgetown University. | |
| International Lactation Consultant Association | |
| 1500 Sunday Drive | |
| Suite 102 | |
| Raleigh, NC 27607 | |
| Phone: | (919) 861-5577 |
| Fax: | (919) 787-4916 |
| E-mail: | info@ilca.org |
| Web Address: | www.ilca.org |
The International Lactation Consultant Association provides information about breast-feeding and helps breast-feeding women locate a lactation consultant in the local area. | |
| La Leche League International (LLLI) | |
| P.O. Box 4079 | |
| Schaumburg, IL 60168-4079 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-LA-LECHE (1-800-525-3243) (847) 519-7730 |
| Fax: | (847) 969-0460 |
| TDD: | (847) 592-7570 |
| Web Address: | www.llli.org |
La Leche League International (LLLI) offers information and encouragement—mainly through personal help—to all mothers who want to breast-feed their babies. It also offers support and information about breast-feeding babies with various disabilities, such as cleft lip or cleft palate. Call for information about a chapter in your area. | |
| Last updated: | May 10, 2007 |
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| Author: | Kathe Gallagher, MSW |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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