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Preparing for Breastfeeding • Get good prenatal care • Tell your health care provider about your choice to breastfeed • Take a breastfeeding class • Visit with friends who have breastfed or join a breastfeeding support group • Talk to fathers and family members about how they can help support breastfeeding Tips for a Good Start • Place the baby right next to your skin immediately aﬅer birth • Breastfeed within the first hour aﬅer birth • Ask for an on-site lactation consultant to come help you • Keep your baby in your hospital room so you can breastfeed oﬅen • Avoid pacifiers or artificial nipples so your baby gets used to latching onto just your breast Breastfeeding Best for Baby NE DHHS Division of Public Health Maternal Child Adolescent Health Resources • Office on Women’s Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services www.womenshealth.gov/ • American Academy of Pediatrics http://www2.aap.org/breastfeeding/ • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/ • Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/wic_index.aspx • March of Dimes http://www.marchofdimes.com/baby/baby- breastfeeding.aspx • Nebraska Breastfeeding Coalition http://nebreastfeeding.org/ • LaLeche League of Nebraska http://www.lllofne.org/ • Milkworks http://milkworks.org/ NE DHHS Division of Public Health Maternal Child Adolescent Health 301 Centennial Mall South PO Box 95026 Lincoln, NE 68509 Phone: (402) 471-0165 Fax: (402) 471-7049 http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/MCAH/Pages/ MaternalAndInfant.aspx PHA-PAM-56 (99956) 7/14

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Page 1: Resources Breastfeedingdhhs.ne.gov/MCAH/MI-Re-Breastfeeding-Eng.pdfTips for a Good Start • Place the baby right next to your skin immediately after birth • Breastfeed within the

Preparing for Breastfeeding• Getgoodprenatalcare• Tellyourhealthcareprovideraboutyour

choicetobreastfeed• Takeabreastfeedingclass• Visitwithfriendswhohavebreastfedorjoina

breastfeedingsupportgroup• Talktofathersandfamilymembersabouthow

theycanhelpsupportbreastfeeding

Tips for a Good Start • Placethebabyrightnexttoyourskin

immediatelyafterbirth• Breastfeedwithinthefirsthourafterbirth• Askforanon-sitelactationconsultanttocome

helpyou• Keepyourbabyinyourhospitalroomsoyou

canbreastfeedoften• Avoidpacifiersorartificialnipplessoyour

babygetsusedtolatchingontojustyourbreast

Breastfeeding Best for Baby

NEDHHSDivisionofPublicHealthMaternalChildAdolescentHealth

Resources • OfficeonWomen’sHealth,U.S.DepartmentofHealth

andHumanServices www.womenshealth.gov/

• AmericanAcademyofPediatrics http://www2.aap.org/breastfeeding/

• CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/

• Women,Infants,andChildren(WIC) http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/wic_index.aspx

• MarchofDimes http://www.marchofdimes.com/baby/baby-

breastfeeding.aspx

• NebraskaBreastfeedingCoalition http://nebreastfeeding.org/

• LaLecheLeagueofNebraskahttp://www.lllofne.org/

• Milkworks http://milkworks.org/

NEDHHSDivisionofPublicHealthMaternalChildAdolescentHealth

301CentennialMallSouthPOBox95026

Lincoln,NE68509Phone:(402)471-0165Fax:(402)471-7049

http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/MCAH/Pages/MaternalAndInfant.aspx

PHA-PAM-56(99956)7/14

Page 2: Resources Breastfeedingdhhs.ne.gov/MCAH/MI-Re-Breastfeeding-Eng.pdfTips for a Good Start • Place the baby right next to your skin immediately after birth • Breastfeed within the

Breast Milk is Just Right for Your Baby • Breastmilkistheonlynaturalfoodmade

justforbabyandit’seasytodigest.• Breastfeedingprotectsyourbaby’simmune

systemandfightsdiseases,whichhelpskeepyourbabyhealthy.

Breastmilkchangesasyourbabygrows,withjusttherightamountoffat,sugar,waterandproteinprovidingallthenutrientsandantibodiestohelpyourbabygrow.

An Ancient Art for Modern Times Babiesreceivemanybenefitsfrombreastfeeding.Breastfeedingprovidesprotectionandreducestheriskof:• Earinfections• Respiratoryinfections• Stomachvirusesanddiarrhea• Asthma• Diabetes• Childhoodleukemia• Obesity• SuddenInfantDeathSyndrome(SIDS)

Formoreinformationpleasevisitourwebsite:http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/MCAH/Pages/

MaternalAndInfant.aspx

Breastfeeding is Good for Society Breastfeedingisbetterfortheenvironmentwithnotrashandplasticwaste.Breastmilkrequiresnopackaging,shippingordisposal.

Therearenationwidebenefitswhenmothersbreastfeed.“Recentresearchshowsthatif90percentoffamiliesbreastfedexclusivelyfor6months,nearly1,000deathsamonginfantscouldbeprevented.TheUnitedStateswouldalsosave$13billionperyear–medicalcarecostsarelowerforfullybreastfedinfantsthannever–breastfedinfants.Breastfedinfantstypicallyneedfewersickcarevisits,prescriptions,andhospitalizations.”

http://womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/

Breastfeeding Benefits Moms Too Breastfeedingkeepsmothershealthy.Breastfeedingdecreasestheriskof• Diabetes• Breastcancer• Ovariancancer• Postpartumdepression

Manystudiesalsoshowanincreaseinweightloss.

Onceestablished,breastfeedingcanmakelifeeasierwithnobottlesornipplestowash.Breastmilkisreadymadeandavailable,noneedtobuy,measure,mixorwarm.

Breastfeedingcansavemoney,upto$1,500eachyear!Breastfeedingkeepsbabyhealthy,loweringhealthcarecostsandfewermisseddaysfromwork.