Helpful Links
Lactation
Lactation Products
Elomi nursing bras: extremely supportive for larger breasts up to size KK
Prairie Wear bras: Not specific to breastfeeding, but extremely supportive and the best option for lymphedema (swelling) in lower part of breasts during pregnancy and postpartum.
Danish Wool LANAcare pads for vasospasm
Aurora Heat sustainable beaver fur pads for vasospasm
Organizations
LactMed Database (National Institute of Health (NIH))
- Comprehensive searchable online index of medications and lactation safety
- Website and hotline for questions regarding medications, environmental exposures, and more during lactation
Institute for Advancement of Breastfeeding and Lactation Education (IABLE)
- Non-profit organization dedicated to lactation education and improving outpatient support for breastfeeding families. Robust educational programming and active clinical listserv for physicians, APPs, RNs, and other lactation providers.
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Clinical Care Protocols
- Open access, evidence-based, multidisciplinary protocols and position statements on major clinical and healthcare delivery lactation topics
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Blog
- Blogs by breastfeeding medicine physicians on a variety of topics
- Created by Stanford professor emeritus Jane Morton with helpful videos on hand expression and more
- Milk bank serving Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles counties
- Physician-mom group dedicated to supporting lactation and breastfeeding
Laurie Jones, MD, founder of Facebook Super Group Dr. MILK (right) feeding her son at the exact spot I fed mine (years later, left) on an epic Sedona hike.
Perinatal Mental Health and Pelvic Health
National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-833-9-HELP4MOMS
Postpartum Support International Provider Directory
Brianne Billups Hughes MA LMFT PMH-C: Bird and the Bee Couples and Sexual Wellness Counseling
UCLA Women’s Life Center: Reproductive Women’s Health
Women’s Wellness Psychiatry: San Francisco Bay Reproductive Psychiatry
Cal Psychiatry: Southern California Reproductive Psychiatry
Bladder Boutique: Female Urology for Vaginal Dryness, Incontinence, and other Pelvic Concerns
