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A breastfeeding infant Breastfeeding is the process of a woman feeding an infant or young child with milk from her breasts, usually directly from the nipples. Babies have a sucking urge that enables them to take in the milk, provided there is a good 'latch' (i.e. correct orientation between the woman and the baby), a normal frenulum, and a milk supply. Breast milk has been shown to be best for feeding a child (assuming the mother does not have any serious transmissible infections). Som ...
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Breastfeeding Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- Agricultural Research Service http://www.ars.usda.gov/
- American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/
- American Dietetic Association http://www.eatright.org/
- World Health Organization http://www.who.int/
- Association of Reproductive Health Professionals http://www.arhp.org/
- La Leche League International http://www.lalecheleague.org/
- National Network for Child Care http://www.nncc.org/
- American College of Nurse-Midwives http://www.midwife.org/
- National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS http://www.4woman.gov/
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Resource Center http://www.acog.org/
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Clearinghouse, NICHD, NIH, HHS http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/
- Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,
- Education Publication Center, ED http://www.ed.gov/about/ordering.jsp
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS http://www.ahcpr.gov/news/pubsix.htm
- Indian Health Services http://www.ihs.gov/
- Food and Nutrition Information Center, NAL, USDA http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/
- National Library of Medicine, NIH, HHS http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
- CDC National Prevention Information Network http://www.cdcnpin.org/
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, OPHS, HHS http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/index.htm
- Food and Drug Administration, HHS http://www.fda.gov/
- National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, OPHS, HHS http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/index.htm
- Office of Women's Health, OEA, FDA, HHS http://www.fda.gov/womens/default.htm
- National Library of Medicine Office of Public Information http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
- University of Utah Health Sciences Center http://www.med.utah.edu/
- Kids Health http://www.kidshealth.org
- Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center, NIAMS, NIH, HHS http://www.osteo.org/
- Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, NCCDPHP, CDC http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/
- UNAIDS http://www.unaids.org
- The Center for Health Information at the Ohio State University Medical Center http://medicalcenter.osu.edu
- Proyecto Lacta http://www.prlacta.org/
- Linkages Project http://www.linkagesproject.org/
- United Nations Children's Fund http://www.unicef.org/
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) http://www.usaid.gov/
- International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA) http://www.ilca.org/
- Office of Public Health and Science, OS, HHS http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/ophs/
- National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners, Inc. http://www.napnap.org/
- Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses http://www.awhonn.org/
- Black Women's Health Online http://www.blackwomenshealth.com/
- United States House of Representatives
- Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/
- Another Look at Breastfeeding and HIV/AIDS http://www.anotherlook.org/
- World Alliance For Breastfeeding Action http://www.waba.org.my/
- Diabetes Center of Excellence (DCOE) - Breastfeeding Initiative
- Smiles http://www.cleft.org/
- National Center for Policy Research for Women and Families http://www.cpr4womenandfamilies.org
- National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition http://www.hmhb.org/index.html
- Nursing Mothers Counsel, Inc http://www.nursingmothers.org/
- Breastfeeding Basics http://www.breastfeedingbasics.org/
- Economic Research Service, USDA http://www.ers.usda.gov/
- ViaHealth http://www.viahealth.org/
- Lactivist http://www.lactivist.com
- Bright Future Lactation Resource Centre http://www.bflrc.com/
- Healthy People... Healthy Communities, National Network for Health (NNH) http://www.nnh.org/
- International Boad of Lactation Consultant Examiners http://www.iblce.org/
- Case Western Reserve University
- Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, (WIC) USDA http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
Resources
- (National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS)
- A Current Summary of Breastfeeding Legislation in the U.S. (La Leche League International)
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