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Below is a list of available Lactation & Community Resources. Your healthcare providers and birthing facility are excellent starting points for locating lactation support. Below you'll find additional resources locally, state-wide, national, and on-line options.
Can't find a resource you need? Feel free to contact us.​
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Northwest Mothers Milk Bank is a Diaper Donation Drop-off Location for PDX Diaper Bank
Feel free to drop off during our normal business hours:
Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Drive-up, ring the doorbell or call us at (503) 469-0955 and we will send someone out to assist you with your donation!
African American Breastfeeding Coalition of Oregon
Working to protect all Black breastfeeding families in the Pacific Northwest.
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Baby Blues Connection provides free and confidential support toparents coping with postpartum depression and anxiety.
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Mother + Child Education Center
Provides opportunities for growing families.
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Oregon Washington Lactation Association
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Parent Child Family Health - Multnomah County
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Washington
LaLeche League Washington
An organization that helps parent connect and grow as they begin their journey into parenthood.
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Program for Early Parent Support (PEPS)
An organization that helps parent connect and grow as they begin their journey into parenthood.
Native American Breastfeeding Coalition of Washington
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Provides community-based support during pregnancy, birth, and early parenting to nurture strong foundations that last a lifetime.
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Oregon Washington Lactation Association
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Southwest Washington Healthy Families
SW Washington Healthy Families works collaboratively to improve the health of our community by promoting, protecting, and supporting breast/chestfeeding so that families have the support they need to continue infant feeding.
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WithinReach helps people within the state navigate complex health and social service systems.
Online & Telephone Lactation Support
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocols
Best practices for a range of situations, including supplementation, breastfeeding late preterm infants, contraception while breastfeeding, managing hypoglycemia, and more
Federal Workplace Lactation Policy (USBC)
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One of the top resources for medication and breastfeeding inquiries. The phone line is staffed by a physician Monday thru Friday, Central Time. You can visit Infant Risk Center or call the hotline at
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Evidence-based website on breastfeeding and parenting. ​
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LactMed (National Library of Medicine)
An online database containing information on drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed, along with their potential adverse effects on nursing infants. All data are sourced from scientific literature and fully referenced. A peer review panel ensures the validity and accuracy of the information..
LLL offers a 24-hour helpline at 1-877-452-5324, providing information, education, and support for those who want to breastfeed, as well as for healthcare providers. Local chapters offer additional programs.
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Mamava offers a guide for traveling families to locate lactation spaces in a wide variety of locations - perfect for parents looking for a clean space to feed or pump for their infant.
National Breastfeeding Helpline
M – F 9am-6pm ET
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A government website offering various breastfeeding resources, including a downloadable "Your Guide to Breastfeeding"
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Physician's Guide to Breastfeeding
Evidence-based guidance for families and communities.
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Referral Guide for Breastfeeding Employees and Employers​​
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United States Breastfeeding Committee
This organization drives collaborative change for policy and practices that create a landscape of breastfeeding support across the United States.
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WIC - National Women's and Children Program
WIC is a Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children that serves to safeguard the health of low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets.
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LGBTQ
Kelly Mom: Transgender Parents and Breast/Chest feeding
La Leche League: Transgender and Non-binary Parents
Milk Junkies: Breastfeeding and parenting from a transgender perspective (Trevor MacDonald)