International Lactation Consultant Association
Includes a "find a lactation consultant" worldwide search

International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners
Information about the examination

Association of Lactation Consultants Ireland
ALCI aims to promote the professional development, advancement and recognition of International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC) for the benefit of breastfeeding infants and children, mothers, families and the wider community.

Association of Breastfeeding Mothers
A charity run by mothers for mothers, committed to giving friendly support and supplying accurate information to all women wishing to breastfeed.

The Breastfeeding Network
BfN's aims are to promote breastfeeding in the UK, collect and disseminate information on breastfeeding and baby and infant nutrition, and provide information and support to parents on the feeding of babies and infants. It has extensive information on medications and breastfeeding.

La Leche League
GB Affiliated to La Leche League International which is a world-wide voluntary organisation, dedicated to providing support, information and education to women who want to breastfeed and to those who care for them

National Childbirth Trust
The NCT supports thousands of people each year through the incredible life-changing experience of pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.

The Baby Café Charitable Trust
Baby Cafés are a network of branded drop-in centres which support breastfeeding mothers, so that they can get free, top quality help and support.

Little Angels Peer Supporters
Based in Lancashire, they have joined forces with local PCTs to show breastfeeding as fashionable: http://www.beastar.org.uk/

All of the above charities offer free support to breastfeeding parents with no strings attached.

The United Kingdom Association for Milk Banking
A registered charity supporting and promoting human milk banking in the UK.

The Human Milk Banking Association of North America
HMBANA is a multidisciplinary group of health care providers that promotes, protects, and supports donor milk banking.

Baby Milk Action
Calls for infant feeding information to be kept free from commercial pressures, and co-ordinates the Nestlé boycott in UK. Part of IBFAN. LCGB supports Baby Milk Action and is a member of the Baby Feeding Law Group.

International Baby Food Action Network
IBFAN works globally to reduce infant and young child morbidity and mortality by the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding and optimal infant feeding practices.

Breastfeeding Manifesto
The Manifesto is supported by LCGB, alongside over 30 other organisations and many individuals. It calls for the UK Government to implement 7 key objectives to strengthen support for breastfeeding. This would improve the nation's health and reduce health inequalities, saving the NHS millions of pounds annually.

Best Beginnings
A not-for-profit organisation whose aims are to give babies from all socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds the best possible start in life, through the development of educational resources and collaboration with health professionals.

Dipex
Personal experiences of breastfeeding and research-based information.

Working Families
Information on employment rights and employers' responsibilities for breastfeeding mothers at work.

Department of Health
Information on maternal and infant nutrition and Infant Feeding Surveys.

Food Standards Agency
Information on breastfeeding, formula/bottle feeding, weaning, and the latest information on formula legislation.

Formula regulations
The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations 1995.

National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence:
Guidelines on postnatal care
Guidelines on breastfeeding support

NHS Breastfeeding site
Provides health professionals with information and resources to help with their day-to-day work, and advice for women who are thinking about breastfeeding or who are actually breastfeeding.

NHS Direct: breastfeeding section

NHS Scotland: Breastfeeding
Many useful articles, information and video clips.

NHS Choices
Comprehensive information about the National Health Service.

Association of Radical Midwives
Promotion and protection of normal birth.

Healthcare Commission
The independent watchdog for healthcare in England. We promote continuous improvement in the services provided by the NHS and independent healthcare organisations.

Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative
Works to introduce best practice in the health services, promote strategies for breastfeeding and provide accurate information for parents. Provides education through conferences and staff training.

World Health Organisation
Global databank on breastfeeding and complementary feeding.

Hale Publishing
Comprehensive resources in the field of lactation, women and infant health.

Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Provides Breastfeeding and Human Lactation titles, available for order through the website.

Lactation Consultants South UK
Breastfeeding workshops and courses for breastfeeding supporters and health professionals. We specialise in interactive workshops with small groups.

Breastfeeding Specialist
The website featuring the services of Deborah Robertson IBCLC

Health e-Learning (Australian site).
Online courses for LCs, IBLCE candidates, and Baby Friendly staff education.

The Practising Midwife
Monthly journal for midwives providing accessible, authoritative information addressing the needs of todays' busy midwife.

Biological Nurturing
Dr Suzanne Colson’s Biological Nurturing is a mother-centred approach that suggests new ways to hold and cuddle babies to increase the enjoyment of breastfeeding, based on award-winning research.

Breastfeeding Online
Extensive information on breastfeeding compiled by an IBCLC, and links to articles by Dr Jack Newman.

Breastfeeding and anti-depressant medication
Information about PND and breastfeeding while on anti-depressants. (See also the BfN site above and Dr Tom Hale's site below)

Dr Brian Palmer
Articles on links between lack of breastfeeding and dental and sleep disorders, and the impact of tongue-tie on breastfeeding and mouth development.

Jane's Breastfeeding Resources
Wide-ranging breastfeeding information and research.

Kangaroo Mother Care
The purpose of this site is to promote the spread and implementation of Kangaroo Mother Care as the standard method of care for all newborn babies, both premature and full term.

Kathy Dettwyler
Anthropologist and co-author of Breastfeeding: Biological Perspectives.

Kellymom
Information on parenting and breastfeeding compiled by an IBCLC.

Lacthelpers Yahoo Group
Membership is required. This is a group for those who support breastfeeding mothers. It is not for mothers who require help.

Dr Ted Greiner
Articles and research on breastfeeding and nutrition from a global perspective.

Dr Tom Hale
Medications and breastfeeding.

Medications and more newsletter
from Dr Hale's team.

Tongue-tie video
A video produced by Dr Evelyn Jain on the impact of tongue-tie on breastfeeding, with images of tongue-tie.

Tongue-tie information http://www.tonguetie.net by Carmen Fernando, Australian speech-language pathologist. 

Breastfeeding Outlook
Health care today calls for evidence-based practice. If you're a health care provider in need of resources to help you deepen your understanding of breastfeeding issues and improve your clinical practice, you'll find them here.

Need2Know
Need2Know books publish health and educational guides aimed at parents, young people and professionals. From pregnancy and diabetes to dyslexia and autism - there is a book for every situation.

Real Baby Milk