Breastfeeding
Handouts by Cynthia Good Mojab
Good Mojab, C. Mental Health Care for Breastfeeding Mothers with Postpartum Depression. Hillsboro, OR:
LifeCircle Counseling and Consulting, LLC 2006. Full text. One copy may be printed for personal use. All
other uses require the written permission of the author.
Organizations and Websites
Adoptive Breastfeeding Resource Website (www.fourfriends.com): Provides information and support for
women who wish to breastfeed an adopted child.
Breastfeeding After Reduction (www.bfar.org): Provides information and support for women who are
breastfeeding after breast reduction surgery.
Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed): Provides referenced, peer-reviewed information about the use of
medications by breastfeeding mothers, including: maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects on
breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider. (See also Medications and Mothers' Milk:
A Manual of Lactational Pharmacology by Tom Hale, PhD in the books listed below.)
Granite Scientific Press (www.granitescientific.com): The imprint and website of health psychologist Kathy
Kendall-Tackett. Offers information on a wide variety of topics including breastfeeding.
Human Milk Banking Association of North America (www.hmbana.org): Offers information on human milk
banks in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
La Leche League International (www.lalecheleague.org): Provides breastfeeding information and support. Its
website hosts the largest collection of breastfeeding information in the world. For free telephone support and
to locate a free breastfeeding support group in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, please call (503)
282-9377.
Kellymom.com (www.kellymom.com): Provides breastfeeding information and support, including information
on postpartum depression (www.kellymom.com/ppd/index.html).
Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Women's Mental Health (www.womensmentalhealth.org): Offers
information on a variety of women's mental health issues, including the use of medications during pregnancy
and breastfeeding.
Mom's Milk Anywhere (www.momsmilkanywhere.org): Offers support to mothers learning to become
comfortable breastfeeding wherever they and their nurslings may go.
Motherisk (www.motherisk.org): Offers evidence-based information on the risk or safety of drugs, chemicals
and disease during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
MOBI (Mothers Overcoming Breastfeeding issues) Motherhood International (www.mobimotherhood.org):
Provides information and support for mothers who are experiencing difficulty with breastfeeding and grieving
breastfeeding losses.
Nursing Mothers Counsel (www.nursingmotherscounsel.org): Provides free breastfeeding information and
support in the Portland metropolitan area. For local support, please call (503) 282-3338.
World Health Organization Growth Charts (www.who.int/childgrowth/en/): New growth charts (April 2006)
based on breastfed children. The growth of breastfed babies should be considered in the context of these
charts, not charts that are based on formula fed babies.
Books and Articles
Bengson, D. How Weaning Happens. Schaumburg, IL: La Leche League International 1999.
Bumgarner, N. Mothering Your Nursing Toddler. Schaumburg, IL: La Leche League International 2000.
Good Mojab, C. Congenital disorders in the nursling. Unit 5. Lactation Consultant Series II. Schaumburg, IL:
La Leche League International, 2002.
Good Mojab, C. Congenital disorders: Implications for breastfeeding. Leaven 2000; 35(6): 123-128.
URL: http://www.lalecheleague.org/llleaderweb/LV/LVDec99Jan00p123.html
Gromada, K. Mothering Multiples: Breastfeeding and Caring for Twins or More! Schaumburg, IL: La Leche
League International 1999.
Hale, T. Medications and Mothers' Milk: A Manual of Lactational Pharmacology. Amarillo, TX: Hale Publishing
2006.
Kroeger, M. and Smith, L. Impact of Birthing Practices on Breastfeeding: Protecting the Mother and Baby
Continuum. Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers 2004.
La Leche League International. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. Schaumburg, IL: La Leche League
International 2004.
Mohrbacher, N. and Kendall-Tackett, K. Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers.
Oakland, CA :New Harbinger Publications 2005.
Pryor, G. Nursing Mother, Working Mother: The Essential Guide for Breastfeeding and Staying Close to Your
Baby After You Return to Work. Boston: The Harvard Common Press 1997.
West, D. Defining Your Own Success: Breastfeeding after Breast Reduction Surgery. Schaumburg, IL: La
Leche League International 2001.
Good Mojab, C. Mental Health Care for Breastfeeding Mothers with Postpartum Depression. Hillsboro, OR:
LifeCircle Counseling and Consulting, LLC 2006. Full text. One copy may be printed for personal use. All
other uses require the written permission of the author.
Organizations and Websites
Adoptive Breastfeeding Resource Website (www.fourfriends.com): Provides information and support for
women who wish to breastfeed an adopted child.
Breastfeeding After Reduction (www.bfar.org): Provides information and support for women who are
breastfeeding after breast reduction surgery.
Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed): Provides referenced, peer-reviewed information about the use of
medications by breastfeeding mothers, including: maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects on
breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider. (See also Medications and Mothers' Milk:
A Manual of Lactational Pharmacology by Tom Hale, PhD in the books listed below.)
Granite Scientific Press (www.granitescientific.com): The imprint and website of health psychologist Kathy
Kendall-Tackett. Offers information on a wide variety of topics including breastfeeding.
Human Milk Banking Association of North America (www.hmbana.org): Offers information on human milk
banks in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
La Leche League International (www.lalecheleague.org): Provides breastfeeding information and support. Its
website hosts the largest collection of breastfeeding information in the world. For free telephone support and
to locate a free breastfeeding support group in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area, please call (503)
282-9377.
Kellymom.com (www.kellymom.com): Provides breastfeeding information and support, including information
on postpartum depression (www.kellymom.com/ppd/index.html).
Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Women's Mental Health (www.womensmentalhealth.org): Offers
information on a variety of women's mental health issues, including the use of medications during pregnancy
and breastfeeding.
Mom's Milk Anywhere (www.momsmilkanywhere.org): Offers support to mothers learning to become
comfortable breastfeeding wherever they and their nurslings may go.
Motherisk (www.motherisk.org): Offers evidence-based information on the risk or safety of drugs, chemicals
and disease during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
MOBI (Mothers Overcoming Breastfeeding issues) Motherhood International (www.mobimotherhood.org):
Provides information and support for mothers who are experiencing difficulty with breastfeeding and grieving
breastfeeding losses.
Nursing Mothers Counsel (www.nursingmotherscounsel.org): Provides free breastfeeding information and
support in the Portland metropolitan area. For local support, please call (503) 282-3338.
World Health Organization Growth Charts (www.who.int/childgrowth/en/): New growth charts (April 2006)
based on breastfed children. The growth of breastfed babies should be considered in the context of these
charts, not charts that are based on formula fed babies.
Books and Articles
Bengson, D. How Weaning Happens. Schaumburg, IL: La Leche League International 1999.
Bumgarner, N. Mothering Your Nursing Toddler. Schaumburg, IL: La Leche League International 2000.
Good Mojab, C. Congenital disorders in the nursling. Unit 5. Lactation Consultant Series II. Schaumburg, IL:
La Leche League International, 2002.
Good Mojab, C. Congenital disorders: Implications for breastfeeding. Leaven 2000; 35(6): 123-128.
URL: http://www.lalecheleague.org/llleaderweb/LV/LVDec99Jan00p123.html
Gromada, K. Mothering Multiples: Breastfeeding and Caring for Twins or More! Schaumburg, IL: La Leche
League International 1999.
Hale, T. Medications and Mothers' Milk: A Manual of Lactational Pharmacology. Amarillo, TX: Hale Publishing
2006.
Kroeger, M. and Smith, L. Impact of Birthing Practices on Breastfeeding: Protecting the Mother and Baby
Continuum. Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers 2004.
La Leche League International. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. Schaumburg, IL: La Leche League
International 2004.
Mohrbacher, N. and Kendall-Tackett, K. Breastfeeding Made Simple: Seven Natural Laws for Nursing Mothers.
Oakland, CA :New Harbinger Publications 2005.
Pryor, G. Nursing Mother, Working Mother: The Essential Guide for Breastfeeding and Staying Close to Your
Baby After You Return to Work. Boston: The Harvard Common Press 1997.
West, D. Defining Your Own Success: Breastfeeding after Breast Reduction Surgery. Schaumburg, IL: La
Leche League International 2001.
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| Copyright 2005-2006 Cynthia Good Mojab All rights reserved |
| "Every mother breastfeeds and mothers her child to the best of her ability based on her own experiences, worldview, and the resources available to her. What works well for one breastfeeding pair, in one family, in one society, at one point in history may not work well for other breastfeeding pairs in different circumstances. There is strength in this diversity…" |
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