What kind of information and materials are shared and disseminated through mother-to-mother support?
Mother-to-mother support is not about giving medical advice but about sharing information. Information is provided on topics such as breastmilk production, latch-on and positioning, the resolution of common breastfeeding difficulties, how to tell if the baby is receiving enough breastmilk, and how to breastfeed discreetly (if this is a concern). Mothers returning to work or in difficult medical circumstances receive support and information on how to continue breastfeeding in these situations. Mothers may lend each other materials informally, or a mother support group may have a lending library of breastfeeding and parenting books, as well as leaflets covering various breastfeeding issues in the local language. Larger, more established mother-to-mother support organizations, such as La Leche League International (LLLI) and the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA), supply books and information as well as organize local and international conferences for information sharing.
Mother-to-mother support is not about giving medical advice but about sharing information. Information is provided on topics such as breastmilk production, latch-on and positioning, the resolution of common breastfeeding difficulties, how to tell if the baby is receiving enough breastmilk, and how to breastfeed discreetly (if this is a concern). Mothers returning to work or in difficult medical circumstances receive support and information on how to continue breastfeeding in these situations. Mothers may lend each other materials informally, or a mother support group may have a lending library of breastfeeding and parenting books, as well as leaflets covering various breastfeeding issues in the local language. Larger, more established mother-to-mother support organizations, such as La Leche League International (LLLI) and the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA), supply books and information as well as organize local and international conferences for information sharing.
