Finding HELP

Finding HELP

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La Leche League Groups of FL ~ WIC Programs in FL ~ FL Lactation Consultants ~ Medication and Breastfeeding

The Office on Women's Health (OWH) supports breastfeeding with many resources.

For more information: http://womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/

Breastfeeding Instructional Videos from Stanford School of Medicine

Ameda Latch-on Video in English & Spanish

Dr. Jack Newman's Breastfeeding Videos

The Maternal & Child Health Library at Georgetown University Breastfeeding Resource Brief

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La Leche League Groups in Florida

La Leche League is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing support,

encouragement, information, and education to women who want to breastfeed.

WIC is a federally funded nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children. WIC provides the following at no cost: healthy foods, nutrition education and counseling, breastfeeding support, and referrals for health care.

Call WIC today! Ask for the Breastfeeding Coordinator Click on the logo above to local WIC in your county	USHHS Breastfeeding Booklet PDF Getting Started Brochure PDF Common Concerns Brochure PDF The First Six Weeks Brochure PDF
Click above for WIC NEW Food Package Information Breastfeeding Mothers get BIGGER and BETTER package for the Mother!

WIC Breastfeeding Support Groups

International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)

Florida Lactation Consultant

Association

"A lactation consultant is a health care professional whose scope of practice is focused upon providing education and management to prevent and solve breastfeeding problems and to encourage a social environment that effectively supports the breastfeeding mother/infant dyad."

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Florida Lactation Consultant Association's

web page "Lactaton Services Resource Directory"

Video- Insight into What IBCLCs Do &

Why They are Important to Health of Mothers and Babies

ONLINE - Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) - 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.

For information on medications taken while pregnant or breastfeeding, vist the The Infant Risk Center website or contact by phone Monday-Friday 8am-5pm central time by calling (806)-352-2519.