Resources

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• Best for Babes provides non-judgmental support, information and tips for overcoming “booby traps.”

https://breastfeedingusa.org

• Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association has the goal to have a national impact on the reduction of racial disparities in breastfeeding success for black families.

• Breastfeeding Medicine of Northeast 

Ohio provides medical care and lactation support for mothers and babies, as well as serving as a donor milk dispensary.

• CDC Proper Storage and Preparation of Breastmilk — Centers for Disease Control recommendations on storing, preparing, and feeding breastmilk. 

• Droplet provides information, advice and encouragement for the best start initiating breastfeeding in the first hour and days after birth. Informative videos in English and Spanish.

• Human Milk Banking Association of North America accredits non-profit milk banks, accepts donations of breastmilk and refers to milk banks.

• Infant Risk Center undergoes research, and provides education and public service through a hotline and publications pertaining to over-the-counter and prescription medication safety for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.

• International Lactation Consultant Association – Find a Lactation Consultant Directory can help you find a board certified lactation consultant near you.

• Kellymom.com provides expert support, tips and evidence-based information on breastfeeding, sleep and parenting.

• La Leche League of Ohio provides peer support for breastfeeding at meetings, by phone, by email, on Facebook and through publications. Find a leader and a meeting near you.

• LactMed Drugs and Lactation Database is a fully-referenced and peer-reviewed database of drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. It includes information on the levels of such substances in breast milk and infant blood, and the possible adverse effects in the nursing infant, along with suggested alternatives. 

• LGBTQIA+ Equity is a website published by the Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition with resources (webinars, articles, books, etc.) related to human milk feeding support. 

• Natural Breastfeeding for an Easier Start provides expert information, tips, videos and resources for breastfeeding.

• BASIS - Baby Sleep Information Source offers informed choices about infant sleep and night-time care.

• Canopie.app uses evidence based therapeutic techniques and practical tips proven to help new and expecting parents manage stress, anxious thoughts, and low mood.

• Emerald Valley Mothers of Multiples Club offers meetings, social events and support for local mothers of multiples.

• Northeast Ohio Mothers of Multiples provides support, information and social interaction for local mothers of multiples.

• Postpartum Support International provides direct peer-to-peer support, resources and referrals for the emotional changes and challenges that families experience during pregnancy and postpartum.

• POEM (Perinatal Outreach and Encouragement for Moms) offers weekly local meetings and a Facebook group for pregnant people, new mothers and experienced mothers experiencing a wide range of perinatal mood disturbances.

• Project Preemie provides support and resources to parents of children in the neonatal intensive care unit.

• Solace for Mothers is an organization designed for the sole purpose of providing and creating support for people who have experienced childbirth as traumatic, through information, online forums and community.