PHONE NUMBERS AND SERVICES
• Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies: 1-800-322-2588 www.hmhbwa.org A non-profit organization with breastfeeding information, breast pump rental information and referrals to local lactation consultants.
• La Leche League 1-800-LA-LECHE www.lalecheleague.org
•24-hour hotline: 206-522-1336
•An international, non-profit organization dedicated to providing education, information, support, and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed. Check for local monthly meeting times.
• Evergreen Hospital Breastfeeding Center’s 24-hour help hotline: 425-899-3494
WEBSITES AND BOOKS
• Breastfeeding Fact Sheets by Seattle and King County Public Health department www.metrokc.gov/health/breastfeeding
• A Woman’s Guide to Breastfeeding by American Academy of Paediatrics www.aap.org
• Motherwear Inc. www.motherwear.com contributes free literature on breastfeeding and positive parenting.
• World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) www.elogica.com.br/waba provides information on global standards for appropriate labor/employer practices concerning breastfeeding.
• HealthShare Lactation Service, Inc.www.hsls.com
• Information for employers about implementing a breastfeeding support program:
• Mason, D. Breastfeeding and the Working Mother. 1997. St. Martin’s Press.
• Huggins, K. The Nursing Mother’s Companion. Harvard Common Press, 1995
• Lowman, K. Of Cradles and Career: A Guide to Reshaping Your Job to Include a Baby in Your Life. 1985. La Leche League International. Franklin Park, IL.
BREASTPUMP INFORMATION
• Hollister, Inc.: 1-800-323-4046 www.hollister.com
• Medela, Inc.: 1-800-835-5968 www.medela.com
• White River Concepts, Inc.: 1-800-824-6351 www.whiteriver.com
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Dr. Nicole Sundene is the editor-in-chief of Kitchen Table Medicine. A graduate of Western Washington University for her undergraduate degree, and Bastyr University for her Naturopathic Physician degree, she also spent eight years working as a Medical Assistant for the world renowned leading institute Virginia Mason Medical Center. Throughout her education she had the invaluable opportunity to work side by side with many talented physicians specializing in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Otolaryngology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Urology, and Urgent Care. Her alternative medicine education along with training at Virginia Mason combined with the many years spent talking to patients as a telephone triage “nurse” have given her a diverse perspective on health care in America.
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