Click below for info on breast feeding your infant.
https://www.ameda.com/education
Check out this great site from Dept. of Public Health https://www.phila.gov/services/mental-physical-health/get-health-care-and-support/family-and-childrens-health-care/get-breastfeeding-support/. Great resources for families including help lines and healthcare providers. Hotline for breastfeeding questions call 1-800-994-9662
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health is involved in breastfeeding promotion in many ways including publishing thier annual Philadelphia Breastfeeding Resource Handbook.
www.phila.gov/health/mcfh/BreastfeedingPromotion.html
Click here for breastfeeding plans in multiple languages
Philadelphia Breast Feeding Directory
Peer help with nursing. Call 8am-11pm. 215-572-8044.
www.nursingmoms.net
This is a Nonprofit center staffed by Board Certified Lactation Consultants to address breastfeeding problems. Appts. necessary, sliding scale used to determine payment. 1355 Old York Road, Suite 101. 215-886-2433.
www.breastfeedingresourcecenter.org
WIC knows that breast feeding is one of the best things you can do for your baby. Call 1-800-743-3300 for information on braest feeding or breast milk.
http://www.northwic.org/
Free breastfeeding support and community doula (labor support) services for women and families. Doulas provide culturally-connected support to women and families during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the weeks after birth. Breastfeeding support is provided by Certified Lactation Counselors (CLCs). Services available in English and Spanish. 215-386-3804.
maternitycarecoalition.org/breastfeeding