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A multicultural perspective of breastfeeding in Canada  Summarizes various beliefs and practices underlying breastfeeding and related infant feeding practices among Canadian women from Asian, Latin American, Hispanic, Portuguese, African, Caribbean, Russian, Central European, Eastern European, and Islamic cultures. Link requires PDF reader. Source: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) A practical workbook to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in community based projects  Offers a tool to assist community based prenatal or breastfeeding programs to identify ways to support and promote breastfeeding. Contains an appendix on Aboriginal perspectives. Link requires PDF reader. Source: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Alberta breastfeeding support service directory  Provides a provincial directory, organized by region, of breastfeeding clinics, support services and lactation consultants. Includes additional lists of book resources, interest groups, and related websites. Source: Alberta Medical Association (AMA) From: Women's health   An easy guide to breastfeeding for African American women  Explains the benefits of breastfeeding and why it is important to promote breastfeeding in the African American community. Offers tips to get off to a good start and for breastfeeding success. Answers common breastfeeding questions and suggests questions for women to ask their health care provider. Source: National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) From: International resource Baby's first food: breastfeeding  Provides practical information about breastfeeding, reasons for breastfeeding, how often to nurse, how to hold the baby, adjusting to breastfeeding, expressing breast milk, weaning, and how mothers can care for themselves during the breastfeeding period. Source: Alberta Health and Wellness Breast changes after childbirth  Discusses changes that occur in women's breasts after childbirth and with breastfeeding, including breast engorgement and nipple soreness. Offers tips to help alleviate breast discomfort. Source: Hospital for Sick Children (HSC) Breast engorgement  Provides an overview of breast engorgement, the painful overfilling of the breasts with milk. Covers causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Source: British Columbia Ministry of Health Breast milk ... your baby's first food  Offers advice and tips for breast-feeding, the use of stored breast milk, and nutrition for breast-feeding mothers. Link requires PDF reader. Source: Manitoba Health Breast milk: storage and handling at home  Discusses safe handling and storage of breast milk at home. Also includes information about thawing and warming stored breast milk. Source: Hospital for Sick Children (HSC) Breastfeeding  Outlines the health benefits of breastfeeding. Answers common questions about breastfeeding, such as how to tell if the baby is feeding well, when should mothers express their breast milk, and how to store expressed breast milk. Source: Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) From: Pregnancy and babies
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