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Breastfeeding mothers need to receive support from their communities. Unfortunately, many mothers fall through the cracks and do not receive the care they need. What are the barriers to care? How can communities help the breastfeeding mother? What do care providers need to know? Promoting Breastfeeding: Community Settings is a compilation of recent articles that provide vital information to address these issues. These articles address support on college campuses and in the workplace, in rural settings and in clinics. Promoting Breastfeeding: Community Settings also addresses health insurance coverage for breastfeeding support and barriers to breastfeeding care. If you work with mothers in your community, these articles will help you provide the support that they need.

Women often seek breastfeeding advice and support in medical settings. If the doctors and nurses they contact are knowledgeable about breastfeeding, then their advice will likely be helpful. Unfortunately, if the providers are not knowledgeable, their advice is less likely to help mothers succeed. How much do health care providers know about breastfeeding? What tools can help in breastfeeding education? How can IBCLCs work effectively with other health care providers? Promoting Breastfeeding: Medical Settings is a compilation of recent articles that address these important questions. Women are more likely to successfully breastfeed when we can all work together. Promoting Breastfeeding: Medical Settings will help you work more effectively with providers in medical settings to promote, protect, and support breastfeeding.