Resources for Breastfeeding Mothers
Community Breastfeeding Resources:
Health Department Lactation Services
Fulton County Health Department 404-730-4050
WIC Breastfeeding Services Cherokee 800-289-7406
Health Dept. Nutritionist Forsyth Vendana Upad 770-781-6900
District Breast Feeding Coordinator & Clinical Nutrition Manager
(North East District) Christa Andrews 706-778-7156
Hospital Based Lactation Services
Northside Hospital 404-303-3329 www.northside.com
CHOA- Scottish Rite- Debbie Wicker, BS, IBCLC 404-257-3408
Private Practice Lactation Consultants (IBCLC)
Breastfeeding Supplies & Services (Anne Grider, IBCLC) Cherokee 770-516-6754
Lactation Center of Woodstock (Sherri Regnery, RN, BSN, IBCLC) 770-926-6041
Lactation Consultants of Atlanta (Sharon Birdseye, RN, IBCLC) Metro 770-984-8030
Susan Boekel, RD, CSP, LD, IBCLC- Metro Atlanta 770-972-5215
Volunteer Services
La Leche League of Atlanta 404-681-6342
La Leche League Forsyth Co. (Tracie Bond) 678-513-4946
Books:
New Mother’s Guide to Breastfeeding
American Academy of Pediatrics www.aap.org
Medications and Mother’s Milk
Thomas Hale, PhD
Evidence-Based Guidelines for Breastfeeding Management During the First Fourteen Days
International Lactation Consultant Association
Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation
Gerald Briggs, B Pharm, Roger Freeman, MD, Sumner Yaffe, MD
Websites:
International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA)
www.ilca.orgAllows you to enter your zip code to locate a certified lactation consultant in your area
La Leche League International
www.lalecheleague.orgClick on "breastfeeding information"
Medication Use During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/meds/
For access to the HHS Blueprint on Breastfeeding by the Surgeon General
For easy to read, non-biased information on both breastfeeding and bottlefeeding…and more
Compiled by Pam Vorhes, PA-C, MMSc (9-7-2004)
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