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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.









 
click above logo to find
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

Click above for WIC NEW Food Package Information
Breastfeeding Mothers get BIGGER and BETTER package for the Mother!



 

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."
Click on the logo above to go to
Florida Lactation Consultant Association's
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.

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