Breast Feeding

• Latest News
• Antioxidants Reduced in Stored Breast Milk (10/21/2004, Reuters Health)
• Breastfeeding Prevents Obesity (10/13/2004, United Press International)

• Overviews
• Breast Feeding: Hints to Help You Get Off to a Good Start (American Academy of Family Physicians)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Breastfeeding (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
• Woman's Guide to Breastfeeding (American Academy of Pediatrics)

• Alternative Therapy
• Herbal Supplements: Their Safety, a Concern for Health Care Providers (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)

• Coping
• Coping with Breastfeeding Challenges (National Women's Health Information Center)

• Related Issues
• Are Potassium Iodide Tablets Safe to Take While Breastfeeding? (La Leche League International)
• Breastfeeding Know How (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Breastfeeding Made Easier at Home and Work (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Can Breastfeeding Mothers Get Mammograms? (La Leche League International)
• Can I Breastfeed My Adopted Baby? (La Leche League International)
• Contraception While Breastfeeding (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
• Easy Guide to Breastfeeding for African-American Women (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Feeding Baby with Breast Milk or Formula (Food and Drug Administration)
  Also available in: Spanish
• How Can I Deal with My Leaking Breasts? (La Leche League International)
• How Lifestyle Affects Breast Milk (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Is Breastfeeding Important for My Premature Baby? (La Leche League International)
• Is It Possible to Breastfeed My Baby Who Was Born with Down Syndrome? (La Leche League International)
• Lactational Amenorrhea FAQ (Family Health International)
  Also available in: Spanish
• My Doctor Said I Have Inverted or Flat Nipples. Can I Still Breastfeed My Baby? (La Leche League International)
• Pregnancy, Breast-Feeding, and Travel: Health Information for International Travel (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Questions and Answers about Breastfeeding (National Women's Health Information Center)
• West Nile Virus, Pregnancy and Breast-Feeding (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
  Also available in: Spanish
• What Are the Benefits of Breastfeeding My Toddler? (La Leche League International)
• What Should I Do If My Baby Bites Me? (La Leche League International)
• What You Need to Know about Mercury in Fish and Shellfish (Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Workplace Tips for New Moms (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Research
• Analysis Shows Infants of Mothers Infected with HIV Face Nearly Constant Risk for HIV Infection for Duration of Breastfeeding (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• Artificial Nipples: Do They Affect Breastfeeding in Preemies? (Nemours Foundation)
• Breastfeeding Decreases Infant Mortality (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
• FDA Warns against Women Using Unapproved Drug, Domperidone, to Increase Milk Production (Food and Drug Administration)
• Research on Breastfeeding (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

• Organizations
• La Leche League (La Leche League International)
  Also available in: Spanish
• National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

• Law and Policy
• Breastfeeding and the Law (La Leche League International)

• Statistics
• Breastfeeding Practices: Results from the 2003 National Immunization Survey (National Center for Health Statistics)

• Men
• What Is the Father's Role in the Breastfeeding Relationship? (La Leche League International)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Other Languages
• Breastfeeding Materials in Languages Other Than English (La Leche League International)