Links

Natural Family Planning

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
NFP Teachers and Home Study Programs are listed here. "Home Study" is highlighted at the top of the page. NFP International is listed here as a Home Study program.

NFP in Slovakia
Instruction on systematic NFP and eco-breastfeeding. Supports Catholic teaching.

FP in Czech Republic
Instruction on systematic NFP and eco-breastfeeding. Supports Catholic teaching.
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Breastfeeding

Catholic Nursing Mothers League
Practical and spiritual support for eco-breastfeeding

La Leche League International
Excellent resource for LLL meetings, breastfeeding topics, benefits,and help for successful breastfeeding

American Academy of Family Physicians
Breastfeeding Policy Statement (2001). Here you can click for their longer Position Paper on Breastfeeding (2001)

American Academy of Pediatrics
Breastfeeding Policy (2005)

United States Breastfeeding Committee
Benefits of Breastfeeding; Economic Benefits of Breastfeeding.


Safe Bedsharing for Mother and Baby

Alaska Division of Public Health:
With this research the ADPH reaffirms that infants can sleep safely "with a nonsmoking, unimpaired caregiver on a standard, adult, non-water mattress."

Missouri Safe Sleep Brochure:
List of things to do and not to do to keep your baby safe while they sleep

Nova Scotia Safe Sleep Brochure:
A guide for breastfeeding mothers on sharing a bed with their baby

Oregon Safe Sleep Brochure:
A guide to safe sleeping for infants


Reactions to the AAP's Policy Statement on SIDS

The following organizations reacted to the American Academy of Pediatrics' Policy Statement on SIDS of October 2005. Some of the material below is available in Spanish.

ABM also has Protocol #6 on "Co-sleeping and breastfeeding" This Protocol is in Chinese and German as well as English.

La Leche League International:
LLL's Response to the AAP Policy Statement on SIDS


Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Prevention Institute


Catholic Ministries

Catholics United for the Faith
Good source for Catholic teaching.

Presentation Ministries
Scripture teaching; support for Church teaching, breastfeeding and natural family planning.

The Vatican
Excellent source for Catholic doctrine, documents, encyclicals, and more.