La
Leche League
Mother-to-Mother Support
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La Leche League
International is a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to
providing education, information, support, and encouragement to women who
want to breastfeed. All breastfeeding mothers, as well as future
breastfeeding mothers, are welcome to attend local La Leche League
meetings held in communities throughout the USA as well as worldwide.
Mother-to-Mother
Support
From its earliest beginnings in 1956, breastfeeding women have found
helpful information and mother-to-mother support through La Leche League's
network of lay leaders and professional experts. In addition to
attending local meetings, any new mother may call a local leader for
assistance, contact a national breastfeeding hotline, E-mail the national
office for help [http://www.lalecheleague.org/helpform.html],
search LLLI's database of research articles, visit the Ask the Experts
columns, or join an on-line computer chat for answers to her breastfeeding
questions. For information about these services, visit http://www.lalecheleague.org/FAQ/FAQMain.html
To find a Mother
support group nearest you, visit
http://www.lalecheleague.org/leaderinfo.html
Contact information:
Address:
La Leche League International
PO Box 4079
Schaumburg, IL 60168-4079
Telephone: (847) 519-7730
Web site: http://www.lalecheleague.org/contactinfo.html
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