The Decision to Breastfeed is Yours

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You CAN breastfeed! And we are here to HELP.

Breastfeeding Benefits for Mom

Breastfeeding can reduce risks for:

  • breast cancer
  • ovarian cancer
  • Type 2 diabetes

Women who breastfed were:

  • 14% less likely to develop heart disease
  • 12% less likely to have strokes
  • 7% less likely to die from cardiovascular disease

Breastfeeding Benefits for Baby

Infants who are breastfed have reduced risks of:

  • Asthma
  • Obesity
  • Type 1 diabetes
  • Severe lower respiratory disease
  • Ear infections
  • Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
  • Gastrointestinal infections (diarrhea/vomiting)
  • Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) for preterm infants

Need HELP? Get HELP!

Find lactation support in your area

North Carolina Breastfeeding Resources by County

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Visit our Breastfeed NC Resource Toolkit

This toolkit will provide you with a summary of the important resources provided on this website that you may download and/or print as needed.

Learn more about becoming a milk donor.

Mother’s milk is best. However, ill, premature babies sometimes cannot breastfeed, and frequently their mothers are unable to pump enough milk for them. For a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), milk donations can be essential to life. If you have more milk than your baby needs, please consider donating to the milk bank. Your milk can provide lifesaving treatment for these infants.