Information for Health Practitioners

Information for Health Practitioners

Health practitioners will find the following areas useful:

Stages of breastfeeding - information on the four stages (preparing, starting out, establishing and continuing) as well as on the benefits for baby and mother related to each stage.
Question and answer index - many questions and answers on breastfeeding sorted under key topics.
Providing support for breastfeeding mothers > Health practitioners - links to more technical information for health practitioners.
Health sector services and strategies - information on what's going in the health sector.
Breastfeeding information resources - publications and links.

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Where to get help

Midwives

Healthline - 0800 611 116

Well Child

La Leche League

More information on these and other breastfeeding help providers...

Page last reviewed: 31 July 2009