The National Women's Health Information Center
http://www.4women.gov/ The National Women's Health Information Center of the US Department of Health and Human Services was created to provide FREE, reliable health information for women everywhere. It is a resource for information in areas like heart disease, disabilities and pregnancy. The site has an up to date section on breastfeeding including a downloadable brochure, Easy Guide to Breastfeeding in English, Spanish, Chinese, also for African American and Native American women. http://www.4women.gov/pub/breastfeeding.htm
The New York State Department of Health
www.health.state.ny.us The New York State Department of Health oversees a vast number of public health programs including WIC and Breastfeeding Promotion and Support.
www.breastfeedingpartners.org is a website designed to help mothers and those who help mothers with breastfeeding. Its is funded by the NYS Department of Health’s WIC Program.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health And Human Services
www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website includes information regarding governmental agencies initiatives to promote and support breastfeeding. Included on the site is a downloadable booklet, The CDC Guide To Breastfeeding Interventions, published in June, 2005. The CDC Guide to Breastfeeding Interventions offers guidance to policy and program professionals in selecting promising breastfeeding promotion and support activities. The site also has breastfeeding statistics from the National Immunization Survey and growth charts.
Baby Friendly USA
http://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/eng/index.html The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a global program sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to encourage and recognize hospitals and birthing centers that offer an optimal level of care for lactation. The BFHI assists hospitals in giving breastfeeding mothers the information, confidence, and skills needed to successfully initiate and continue breastfeeding their babies and gives special recognition to hospitals that have done so.
La Leche League
http://www.lalecheleague.org/WebUS.html The official website of La Leche League includes breastfeeding information, peer counseling, chat rooms etc. LLL is an organization that offers information and encouragement primarily through personal help to those women who want to breastfeed their babies.
The State University of New York at Albany, School of Public Health
http://www.albany.edu/sph/coned/ The Women's Health Grand Rounds is an on-going satellite broadcast series sponsored by the School of Public Health in partnership with the New York State Department of Health. It features clinical experts paired with public health experts to provide continuing medical education on current women's health issues with both clinical and public health significance. These satellite broadcasts are available free to downlink sites across the continental US. Many of the broadcasts are available on the site as streaming video. Issues in breastfeeding are featured each year during World Breastfeeding Week.
Best for Babes
www.bestforbabes.org Best for Babes is a non-profit organization working to make breastfeeding as mainstream as motherhood itself. Their Credo is "All moms deserve to make a truly informed feeding decision and to be cheered on, coached and celebrated without pressure, judgment or guilt. All breastfeeding moms desere full institutional and cultural support to achieve their personal breastfeeding goals."
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
www.acogny.org The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, District II (ACOG) represents over 4,000 members who deliver health care to New York’s women. Their commitment to professional excellence, combined with their choice to be a strong public advocate for women, has made ACOG one of the state’s most trusted and credible voices on all aspects of health care for women.
Worksites for Wellness
www.worksitesforwellness.org Worksites for Wellness is a not-for-profit company whose mission is to assist employers and employees to create and maintain clean, private lactation rooms in workplaces, so that women returning to work from maternity leave will not have to choose between weaning their babies and quitting their jobs. Worksites for Wellness consults with non-profit organizations, for free, to help them choose and equip the space that will be suitable for mothers pumping breast milk during short breaks at work, and offers other kinds of technical assistance as needed to help these organizations abide by the New York laws protecting nursing mothers' rights.