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Action for Corporate Accountability Action for Corporate Accountability works to expose the corporate practices that undermine breastfeeding and to provide families with informed choice concerning infant feeding decisions. As part of this effort, Action leads the boycott against Nestle and American Home Products. Action is the US member of the International Nestle Boycott Committee (INBC) as well as the International Baby Food Action Network(IBFAN). Contact Action at the above address to receive information on the Nestle and AHP boycott, as well as an update of Action's activities. Action produces a newsletter three times a year. You can also request a list of other available information. The Contact information is located at this website. Please report violations.

BestFed.com -- Toddler Tips: Criticism from relatives regarding extended Breastfeeding reprinted from [http://www.lalecheleague.org/NB/NBJanFeb90.tod.html]

BestFed.com -- Vaccination Awareness Page

Breastfeeding Bill H.R. 3531

Breastfeeding Cartoon -- The Reality of REAL LIFE

Breastfeeding after breast reduction Guidelines for Mothers : by Wendy Nicholson RN RM IBCLC

Breastfeeding Education -- Why we need to break barriers

Breastfeeding Graphics - created by Bestfed

Breastfeeding Virtual Cards show your support of breastfeeding moms, send someone special a virtual post card.

Excerpt from Milk Money and Madness

Extended Breastfeeding......10 reasons to just DO IT!!!

How Breastfeeding empowers women

RECOMMENDED BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES Exerpt from Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk (RE9729)

The Best First Food for a Child -- some FAQ's

When to start solid foods

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Advantages of Breastfeeding

Association for Breastfeeding Mothers The ABM is a voluntary organization with charity status set up to provide support to breastfeeding mothers and promote the benefits of breastfeeding in the wider community. Our nationwide network of trained counselors is available for telephone support and information and also conduct home visits and ante/post natal talks.

Benefits of Breastfeeding (Health Beat 07/25/95) More than 60 percent of new mothers in the United States are choosing to breastfeed -- up 10 percent from lows in the early 1970s. In the Pacific Northwest, numbers are even greater, with estimates at 77 percent. "Education is the key," says Ginna Wall, lactation nurse specialist at University of Washington Medical Center. "We're beginning to accept breastfeeding again as a culture."

Breast augmentation: breast feeding after augmentation mammaplasty Many women become pregnant after breast augmentation and wonder if they will still be able to breast feed. There is nothing intrinsically about breast augmentation that will prevent lactation and feeding. The implant is placed beneath the gland or the gland and muscle, and is therefore distant from the ducts.

The Breastfeeding Advocacy Page The purpose of this page is inform and educate with the aim of mobilizing action for public policies and media messages that provide parents with sufficient data to make a truly informed choice about whether or not artificial feeding is in the best interests of their children

Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk (RE9729) This policy statement on breastfeeding replaces the previous policy statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics, reflecting the considerable advances that have occurred in recent years in the scientific knowledge of the benefits of breastfeeding, in the mechanisms underlying these benefits, and in the practice of breastfeeding.

Breastfeeding in an emergency

Breastfeeding in Children's Books

NEW Breastfeeding - It's So Easy! - You hear a lot about how breastfeeding is so good for your baby...and it sure is. But in the stressful days of early motherhood, maybe you'd like to know about something that's easy for you. The good news is that breastfeeding is just as easy for Mom as it is healthy for baby! What a divine design!

Breastfeeding Research Breastfeeding research for maternal care professionals

Breastfeeding, The Loving Gift That Lasts A Lifetime That say's it all. The truths about why breastfeeding is best for the entire family.

Breastmilk does everybody good!! A fantastic list of topical uses for breastmilk. Everything from eye infections to chicken-pox.

CNN - Breast milk makes kids brighter, study suggests - January 5, 1998 Children who were breast-fed when they were babies perform better in school and score higher on standardized math and reading tests, a new study suggests.

HELP: If anyone can locate the URL for ths photo, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thank you. Convincing Photo as to WHY you should breastfeed Pakistani mother with her healthy breastfed son and his dying formula-fed twin sister. She was told that she couldn't provide enough milk for both twins, so she chose to breastfeed the boy. The girl died the day after this picture was taken. The mother asked that the photo be shown to anyone whom it might help.

Description of Milk, Money and Madness a must read book for all (not just parents)

Dettwyler's Thoughts on Breastfeeding Dr. Katherine A. Dettwyler is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Nutrition at Texas A&M University. She is the author of "Dancing Skeletons: Life and Death in West Africa," which recounts tales of her fieldwork on child health in Mali. "Dancing Skeletons" was awarded the 1995 Margaret Mead Award from the American Anthropological Association and the Society for Applied Anthropology.

Elizabeth Lee Designs Featuring patterns for the breastfeeding mother and child.

Family.com: Minnesota Parent - Infant Formula by Katie Allison Granju

Growth Charts for Breastfed Babies based on data gathered by the World Health Organization Working Group on Infant Growth.

How Breast Milk Protects Newborns Doctors have long known that infants who are breast-fed contract fewer infections than do those who are given formula. Until fairly recently, most physicians presumed that breast-fed children fared better simply because milk supplied directly from the breast is free of bacteria. Formula, which must often be mixed with water and placed in bottles, can become contaminated easily. Yet even infants who receive sterilized formula suffer from more meningitis and infection of the gut, ear, respiratory tract and urinary tract than do breast-fed youngsters.

Lactational Pharmacology -- With the surging interest in breastfeeding, the need for current and accurate information concerning the use of medications in breastfeeding mothers is significant. This site provides an in-depth look at the specifics of breastfeeding and prescription and non prescription medicines.

La Leche League International--Breastfeeding Information A Vast amount of breastfeeding related information. Search for a local LLL group in your area.

LLLI--La Leche League Breastfeeding Chats Online Breastfeeding Chats.

Manual Expression of Breastmilk Marmet Technique By Chele Marmet and The Lactation Institute

misc.kids FAQ on Breastfeeding Past the First Year

Nurturing Library Moms who nurse, have a reduced risk if breast cancers

Nurturing Magazine Article -- Why Nurse a Toddler answers the age old question "You are STILL nursing?" !!

Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond Resource Guide Lot's of resources regarding children, parents and families. Can't even begin to describe ALL the resources available......fantastic!

Promise and progress: Achieving goals for children

Promotion of Breastfeeding by physicians The following is a reprint from the Internet OB-Gyn user group. The topic was whether or not physicians could influence a mother to breastfeed if she were not already inclined to do so. According to Dr. Moy the answer is not only yes, the can but yes they should attempt to do so, both for the mother-baby couple and the reduced health care costs (average of $400).

The Official Page of Breastfeeding Propaganda Promotes the idea that "the breastfeeding mother is empowered by her decision to breastfeed as she realized that she alone is capable of providing the best for her baby".

The Radical Mother The late GREAT Bonnie Bedford....nobody can say it better!! The links to this page are frequently not working, but please, I urge you to keep trying, the information located here is a MUST SEE!!!

Recipe for Working Mothers It is especially important for working mothers to remember that milk production is based upon the principle of supply and demand. The key to maintaining a sufficient milk supply is to breastfeed often.

The Tandem Nursing Support Association address and phone number

UK Baby Friendly Initiative Breastfeeding gives babies the best start in life. That's why UNICEF and the World Health Organization have launched the Baby Friendly Initiative, a global campaign to support every mother's right to choose breastfeeding for her baby. More than 10,000 hospitals around the world have received the prestigious WHO/UNICEF 'Baby Friendly Hospital' award, showing that they have adopted practices to support successful breastfeeding. Hospitals and trusts in the UK are now taking up this challenge.

Utah Group of Lactating Individuals (UGLI) Breastfeeding education, advocacy, activism, and support. Because its not just about infant nutrition.

Vaccine Information & Awareness Vaccine Information & Awareness (VIA) empowers parents to question, challenge, investigate, research and become more informed and aware about vaccine risks and dangers that exist

WHO/UNICEF Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding

WHO Code 10 major provisions of the Code

YOU **CAN** NURSE YOUR CLEFT-AFFECTED BABY! The following pages will help you feel less alone in your decision to nurse your cleft-affected baby. Many moms before you have learned how to work with their babies to make breastfeeding a success. You can too!