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Breastfeed your baby.
Breastfeeding not only provides your baby with the optimal food, it also is
one of the best ways to stay connected with your baby.
Although the natural way to nourish a baby, it is not always innate. Both
mother and child may need guidance on how to make nursing work for them.
Topics on this page:
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Breastfeeding Links:
- La Leche League International
"LLLI is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing public awareness and
public acceptance of breastfeeding."
This site lists a number of groups in the Metro-Atlanta area.
- ProMoM
"Promotion of Mother's Milk, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to
increasing public awareness and public acceptance of breastfeeding."
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Breastfeeding Books:
- The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding by La Leche League International
This is "The Definitive Guide".
- The Reality of Breastfeeding edited by Amy Benson Brown and
Kathryn Read McPherson
According to their bios, the editors are from Atlanta. This is a book of
"first-hand accounts by nursing mothers".
- The Breastfeeding Book by Martha Sears, RN, and William Sears, MD
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Breastfeeding Classes:
- Lactation Consultants of Atlanta, Inc.
"Dedicated to assisting nursing mothers and their babies
so that breastfeeding is an easy and successful experience."
Phone: 770.984.8030
Email: info@breastfeedingatlanta.com
- Atlanta Medical Center
"Atlanta Medical Center offers extensive classes and parenting resources before and
after delivery. Parents can preview the hospital in the OB Tour and choose from
classes in childbirth, breastfeeding and infant massage."
Phone: 404.265.4786
URL: http://www.atlantamedcenter.com/
- DeKalb Medical Center
"Practical instruction for successful breastfeeding, including solving
common problems, techniques and tools, weaning and more.
Phone: 404.501.BABY
URL: http://www.drhs.org/
- Gwinnett Women's Pavilion
"The Gwinnett Women's Pavilion offers breastfeeding classes and a support group.
The Breastfeeding class is a single session lasting two and a half hours. This course
is designed to help mothers and their partners have a successful breastfeeding
experience and is taught by a certified lactation consultant. Couples are encouraged
to attend together. The Gwinnett Women's Pavilion also hosts a free breastfeeding
support group. The breastfeeding support group is available morning and evening hours."
Phone: 678.442.4743 or 770.541.1111
URL: http://www.gwinnetthealth.org/
- North Fulton Regional Hospital
"North Fulton Regional Medical Center offers a variety of classes for
expectant mothers, ranging from childbirth to breastfeeding, and more."
Phone: 770.751.2687
URL: http://www.northfultonregional.com/
- Northside Hospital Women's Center
Dates, times, locations and fees vary according to course.
Phone: 404.845.5555
URL: http://www.northside.com/
- Piedmont Hospital
Breastfeeding School
"This three-hour class offers information on physiology and functions of the
breast, breastfeeding techniques, suggestions for working mothers, and
considerations for fathers. Fathers are encouraged to attend. Attendance
should be before delivery."
Phone: 404.541.1111
URL: http://piedmonthospital.org/
- Southern Regional Health Center
Breastfeeding class for mothers - Prior to Birth
"Not only is breastfeeding recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics it
is also a healthy choice that mothers can make for their newborn. If you are
interested in learning more about breastfeeding then our breastfeeding class is
a great place to start. Both Mom's and Dad's can learn breastfeeding basics and
learn about the services offered at the Lactation Center."
Phone: 404.541.1111 or 770.541.1111
URL: http://www.southernregional.com/
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Lactation Consultants:
- Lactation Consultants of Atlanta, Inc.
"Dedicated to assisting nursing mothers and their babies
so that breastfeeding is an easy and successful experience."
Phone: 770.984.8030
Email: info@breastfeedingatlanta.com
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Breastfeeding Clothes/Supplies:
- A Woman’s Place
"Also located in the Atrium of the Women’s Center is a specialty boutique
created for and staffed entirely by women. The boutique carries women’s
health care products and women’s accessories, such as jewelry, handbags, scarves,
hats and maternity clothing. A Woman’s Place offers a full selection of specialty
products for maternity, postpartum and lactation, post breast surgery, compression
therapy and continence management. Professional fittings and consultations are
available by appointment. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and
by appointment only on Saturday."
URL: http://www.northside.com/
- Expressiva Nursingwear
"Contemporary clothing for today's nursing mother! Affordable Career, Casual
and Special Occasion stylish nursing clothes, all with hidden nursing
openings. Visit our website or call 877-933-9773 toll-free."
URL: http://www.Expressiva.com/
- One Hot Mama
"Your online source for nursing clothes, maternity clothes, breastfeeding
support and advice, Attachment Parenting, and much more!"
- Motherwear
"The designs of our nursing tops, dresses, nightshirts, and swimwear are
based on 17 years of our own experience as nursing moms and feedback from
thousands of breastfeeding mothers like you. Our easy-to-care-for styles and
fabrics are chosen with the busy mom in mind."
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Breastfeeing Laws:
Some of the Georgia politians
- Senator Donzella James (D-35th District)
"Donzella James of College Park was elected to the state Senate from the
Atlanta area's 35th District in 1994."
Phone: : 404.656.0049
Email: djames@inet.legis.state.ga.us
- Senator David Scott (D-36th District)
"David Scott was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1974.
After serving 8 years in the House, he was then elected to the Senate in
1982, where he continues to serve. He has served in the Georgia Legislature for the
past 25 years. "
Phone: 404.656.0090
- Senator Gloria S. Butler (D-55th District)
"Senator Gloria S. Butler, a Democrat, begins her first term as a State Senator
during the 1999 Legislative Session. She has been appointed Secretary of the Public
Safety committee and is a member of the Education, Retirement, and Transportation
committees."
Phone: 404.463.8057
Email: gbutler@legis.state.ga.us
Section
31-1-9 of the Ofiicial code of Georiga protects a mother's
right to breastfeed.
31-1-9 G
*** CODE SECTION ***
31-1-9.
The breast-feeding of a baby is an important and basic act of nurture
which should be encouraged in the interests of maternal and child health.
A mother may breast-feed her baby in any location where the mother and
baby are otherwise authorized to be.
Section
34-1-6 of the Ofiicial code of Georiga provides for break time for expressing
breastmilk.
34-1-6
*** CODE SECTION ***
(a) As used in this Code section, the term 'employer' means any person or
entity that employs one or more employees and shall include the state and
its political subdivisions.
(b) An employer may provide reasonable unpaid break time each day to an
employee who needs to express breast milk for her infant child. The employer
may make reasonable efforts to provide a room or other location (in close
proximity to the work area), other than a toilet stall, where the employee
can express her milk in privacy. The break time shall, if possible, run
concurrently with any break time already provided to the employee. An
employer is not required to provide break time under this Code section if
to do so would unduly disrupt the operations of the employer.
Jury Duty:
Section 15 of the Official Code of Georgia deals with jury duty.
15-12-1 G
15-12-1.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, any person
who is the primary caregiver having active care and custody of a
child under four years of age, who executes an affidavit on a form
provided by the court stating that such person is the primary
caregiver having active care and custody of a child under four
years of age and stating that such person has no reasonably
available alternative child care, and who requests to be excused
or deferred shall be excused or deferred from jury duty. It shall
be the duty of the court to provide affidavits for the purpose of
this subsection.
- Cobb County:
Request for postponement must be submitted in writing to Office of Jury Clerk ,
State Court of Fulton County, Room T7100, 185 Central Avenue, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia,
30303-3643. The request must be received no less than seven days prior to the starting
date of your service.
- DeKalb County:
JURY CLERKS & INFORMATION NUMBERS
Diane Arthur - Jury Coordinator 404-371-2022
Robin Choate - Asst. Jury Coordinator 404-371-2022
- Fulton County:
Request for postponement must be submitted in writing to Office of Jury Clerk ,
State Court of Fulton County, Room T7100, 185 Central Avenue, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia,
30303-3643. The request must be received no less than seven days prior to the starting
date of your service.
- Gwinnett County:
Requests must be submitted in writing to
Gwinnett Jury Division, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30045-6900 or
by fax number (770) 822-8569. The request must be received no less than 7 days
prior to the starting date of your service.
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Other Breastfeeding Information:
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Ten steps to successful breastfeeding
Facilities providing maternity services and care for newborn infants
should follow these ten steps to successful breastfeeding.
- Have a written breast-feeding policy that is routinely communicated to
all health care staff.
- Train all health care staff in skills necessary to implement this policy.
- Inform all pregnant women about the benefits and management of breastfeeding.
- Help mothers initiate breastfeeding within a half-hour of birth.
- Show mothers how to breastfeed, and how to maintain lactation even if they
should be separated from their infants.
- Give newborn infants no food and drink other than breast milk, unless medically
indicated.
- Practise rooming-in - allow mothers and infants to remain together -
24 hours a day.
- Encourage breast-feeding on demand.
- Give no artificial teats or pacifiers (also called dummies or soothers) to
breastfeeding infants.
- Foster the establishment of breast-feeding support groups and refer mothers to
them on discharge from the hospital or clinic.
Ref: Protecting, promoting and supporting breast-feeding: the special role of maternity services. Joint WHO/UNICEF Statement. Geneva, 1989.
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Innocenti Declaration
The Innocenti Declaration was produced and adopted by participants at the
WHO/UNICEF policymakers' meeting on "Breastfeeding in the 1990s: A Global Initiative",
co-sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (A.I.D.) and the
Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA), held at the Spedale degli
Innocenti, Florence, Italy, on 30 July - 1 August 1990. The Declaration reflects the
content of the original background document for the meeting and the views expressed in
group and plenary sessions.
- Breastfeeding and the Use of
Human Milk (RE9729)
Policy Statement (Pediatrics Volume 100, Number 6 December 1997, pp 1035-1039):
ABSTRACT. This policy statement on breastfeeding replaces the previous policy
statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics, reflecting the considerable
advances that have occurred in recent years in the scientific knowledge of the
benefits of breastfeeding, in the mechanisms underlying these benefits, and in the
practice of breastfeeding. This document summarizes the benefits of breastfeeding to
the infant, the mother, and the nation, and sets forth principles to guide the
pediatrician and other health care providers in the initiation and maintenance of
breastfeeding. The policy statement also delineates the various ways in which
pediatricians can promote, protect, and support breastfeeding, not only in their
individual practices but also in the hospital, medical school, community, and nation.
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