Breastfeeding

UK sources of information and / or support

 Association of Breast Feeding Mothers

The association provides support and information for mothers who breast feed.

 Breast Feeding Information from the NHS

This NHS site provides information on the benefits of breastfeeding and encourages the raising of national awareness of these benefits.

  Breastfeeding Network

The BFN aims to be an independent source of support and information for breastfeeding women and others. Facilities include a national telephone support line.

 Breastfedbabies.org

Provides help and support to make breastfeeding easier. As well as explaining why breastfeeding is so important, the site offers advice and guidance on how to breastfeed, expressing breastmilk, solutions to common breastfeeding problems, weaning and returning to work. Breastfedbabies.org has been designed and produced by the Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland (HPA).

 Jane's Breastfeeding and Childbirth Resources

Large collection of links to breastfeeding, pregnancy and childbirth related information.

 La Leche League (Great Britain)

Organisation dedicated to the support of breastfeeding mothers and their families, Health Visitors, Midwives and anyone interested in finding more information on the natural way to feed a baby.

 UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative

Working with the UK's health services to ensure that all parents are enabled and supported to make informed choices about how they feed and care for their babies. Lots of information on breast feeding.

 Emma's Diary

A step-by-step pregnancy guide, produced by The Royal College of General Practitioners in association with Lifecycle Marketing. It provides healthcare information and advice, written in the form of a diary by `Emma' a first time mum. The diary takes readers through all stages of pregnancy on a week by week basis, using the experiences of Emma and her friends. It provides a valuable insight into the changes experienced during pregnancy along with detailed information on areas of interest such as nutrition, morning sickness, breast feeding and relationships.

 National Childbirth Trust

Information for parents on antenatal classes, breastfeeding and postnatal support. Also has wide range of publications about every aspect of pregnancy. Helpline and enquiry line for local antenatal classes.

 Breastfeeding

Information from the Department of Health maternal and infant nutrition.

 Division of ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) for breastfeeding

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Division of ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) for breastfeeding.

 Maternal and infant nutrition

Advice and information from the Department of Health.

  DIPEx

DIPEx (Database of Individual Patient Experiences) is an Oxford based registered charity. It is a database of audio, video and transcript of interviews with patients experiencing a particular illness or health problem. Includes a module on breastfeeding.

 Nursingbra.co.uk

Website created to give you the widest selection of nursing bras and maternity bras possible. Includes an article describing how to find the right sized nursing bra.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.