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August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week. Breastfeeding has health benefits for mothers and babies. Breast milk contains all the nutrition babies need to grow. It also can help protect babies from some illnesses and infections, and is usually easier for babies to digest than formula. Breastfeeding may help mothers lower their risk for diabetes, depression, and some types of breast and ovarian cancers. - National Health Information Center

Check out these books from the Community Health Library to learn more:

	BabyCenter Essential Guide to Your Baby's First Year By Linda J. Murray, Daphne Metland & Anna McGrail An incomparable guide to every aspect of caring for an infant during the first year, jam-packed with the expert advice and real-world, mom-to-mom wisdom that makes BabyCenter the world's number-one online parenting resource. Includes chapters on breastfeeding.
	Heading Home With Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality By Laura A. Jana, M.D., F.A.A.P. & Jennifer Shu, M.D., F.A.A.P. This fully updated guide offers "parent-tested, pediatrician-approved" advice for new parents finding themselves overwhelmed with the reality of caring for a baby in the first eight weeks of its life. Includes chapters on breastfeeding.
	Your Newborn: Head to Toe - Everything You Want to Know About Your Baby's Health Through the First Year By Cara Familian Natterson, M.D. An authoritative resource that parents can refer to about their baby's health, from newborn through the first year, this book features scores of references to reliable Web sites and other sources of the most up-to-date pediatric information for parents. Includes chapters on breastfeeding.

Find more information at these websites:


Breastfeeding - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Breastfeeding Your Baby - American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Your Guide to Breastfeeding - Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health

 
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