BREASTFEEDING RELATED LINKS

International Lactation Consultant Association - - A group of health care professionals providing education and support to the breastfeeding dyad. http://www.ilca.org

La Leche League International - - A must for both families and professionals. A comprehensive and informative site on breastfeeding. Includes links to local LLL Leaders/Groups and other LLL programs and Services. http://www.lalecheleague.org/

Breastfeeding: A Parent's Guide, by Amy Spangler, RN, MN, IBCLC. This book is an excellent source of information for the health care professional as well as the breastfeeding mother. E-mail - akspangler@mindspring.com

Breastfeeding, A Guide for the Medical Profession, by Ruth A. Lawrence, MD, offers a wealth of information about how to help mother's succeed with the breastfeeding experience. you can find this book on amazon.com.

UNICEF'S State of the World's Children 1998-Focus on Nutrition: Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding. http://www.unicef.org/sowc98/approach3.htm

The National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy - (NABA). Formed in 1995 by Barbara Heiser, Marsha Walker, and Karin Cadwell to promote a voice for breastfeeding at the state and national levels in the US. http://members.aol.com/marshalact/Naba

The Cost Benefits of Breastfeeding, by Karen M. Zeretzke, ME.d, IBCLC - - An informative book which provides positive statistical information on the relationship between breastfeeding and the reduction of ovarian and cervical cancer, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, bacterial and viral infections of all types and visual acuity. http://www.prairienet.org/laleche/dettwyler.html

Dr. Thomas Hale's site on Lactation Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Dr. Hale is the author of Medications and Mothers' Milk, 1999 (updated annually). Well-documented information of drugs and lactation. http://neonatal.ttuhsc.edu/lact/

American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org

ASPO Lamaze - - The Lamaze forum http://www.lamaze-childbirth.com