Information for Families

The "for Families" pages include information and resources on a number of helpful topics:

• Benefits of Breastfeeding > Breastfeeding is good for moms and babies!
• Breastfeeding in Public > Rhode Island law allows a woman to breastfeed her child in any place open to the public.
• Breastfeeding Support > Resources on prenatal  classes, the WIC Program, hospital warm lines, outpatient services, postpartum support groups and classes, postpartum depression and more!
  
• Pumping & Storing Breastmilk > Plan your return to work or school and learn how to pump, store and thaw your breastmilk.
• Health Insurance Resources > Learn about insurance resources for lactation support visits and breast pump coverage.
• Frequently Asked Questions > Answers to questions about mother, baby and more!

LAWS

Learn about state and national laws protecting breastfeeding in public and in the workplace.

Publications

Breastfeeding Your Baby

Breastfeeding Record for Baby's First Week >  English | Spanish

Breastfeeding and Going Back
to Work or School >
English | Spanish

Ages & Stages: Breastfeeding During Your Baby's First Year

Videos

Hand Expression of Breastmilk (Stanford School of Medicine)

Initiation of Breastfeeding by Breast Crawl (The Mother and Child Health Education Trust)