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Breastfeeding Information Sites


WIC For Families Health Care Providers

Sources for breastfeeding information:

  • Learn about breastfeeding resources, Vitamin D for breastfeeding babies (English and Spanish), guidelines for storing and handling expressed breastmilk (English and Spanish), and how businesses can become breastfeeding-friendly at the North Carolina Nutrition Services branch: http://www.nutritionnc.com/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-home.htm
  • Learn some basics of breastfeeding, what to expect as your baby grows, all about weaning, and dealing with special situations and problems: http://www.nutritionnc.com/breastfeeding/index.htm

  • Here’s a Wake County support group with meetings and information of all kinds for breastfeeding mothers and families: http://www.nursingmothersofraleigh.org

  • The US Department of Health and Human Services provides a wide array of breastfeeding information for families in English and Spanish, with a toll-free number (1-800-994-9662) and website: http://www.4woman.gov/Breastfeeding/
  • The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Blueprint for Action outlines the benefits of breastfeeding, U.S. breastfeeding trends, and provides suggestions for support:
    http://www.4woman.gov/Breastfeeding/bluprntbk2.pdf


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  • The American Academy of Pediatrics has information about breastfeeding for families in the United States: http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/breastfeeding.cfm and http://familydoctor.org/019.xml
  • The American Academy of Family Physicians’ position paper on breastfeeding:
    http://www.aafp.org/x6633.xml

  • The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is a worldwide organization of physicians dedicated to the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding and human lactation:
    http://www.bfmed.org
  • The U.S. Breastfeeding Committee is a collaborative partnership of organizations whose mission is to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in the U.S: http://www.usbreastfeeding.org
  • The USDA Food and Nutrition Service offers information about legislation, the WIC program and breastfeeding support programs:
    http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/Breastfeeding/breastfeedingmainpage.htm
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