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Posted by Alan Carr on August 1st, 2017
Posted in: Consumer Health, Events, Healthcare Professionals, NLM Resources, Search Tools
August 1-7 is World Breast Feeding Week. Health professionals may need to provide reliable information about breast feeding to new mothers with limited English proficiency. HealthReach, a free online tool from the National Library of Medicine, includes printable handouts in multiple languages on the topic of breast feeding, as well as some video and audio resources. Following are a few examples of the many breast feeding resources to be found on HealthReach:
In addition, mothers planning to breastfeed may wish to check the LactMed® database from the National Library of Medicine, especially if they take any medications. LactMed is a database of medications and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed, and each record in LactMed focuses on a specific medication or chemical.