Journal Articles/Studies/Reports
		California WIC Association:
			Breastfeeding: The First Defense Against Obesity [PDF]
			Increasing Breastfeeding in the Low-Wage Worksite [PDF]
			Increasing Exclusive Breastfeeding in WIC: The Power of Peer Counseling [PDF]
			Overcoming Barriers to Breastfeeding in Low-Income Women [PDF]
		Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (National Academies Press):
			Nutrition During Lactation
			Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation: An Implementation Guide
		Breastfeeding Intervention Design Study - USDA, Food and Nutrition Service. Executive Summary     Entire Report [PDF - 203 pages]
		Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Developed Countries - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
		Breastfeeding in the United States: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1999–2006 - Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Also available in PDF.
		Breastfeeding-Related Maternity Practices at Hospitals and Birth Centers - CDC, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
		The CDC Guide to Breastfeeding Interventions [PDF] - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
		The Economic Benefits of Breastfeeding - USDA, Economic Research Service.
		Nutrition During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Resource List for Consumers - USDA, Food and Nutrition Information Center.
		National WIC Breastfeeding Promotion Project - Success Stories from the National Social Marketing Institute.
		The Optimal Duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding - World Health Organization.
		Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) - U.S. National Library of Medicine.
		Real-Time Database Search: Search for journal articles on this topic in PubMed.

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