BBC
Both these routes lead to same section on breastfeeding. The site contains articles covering many different aspects of breastfeeding and has a strong ‘ask the expert’ section.
www.bbc.co.uk/health/parenting
www.bbc.co.uk/health/womens
Community Practitioners and Health Visitors’ Association
This is a site for a range of health professionals including school nurses, practice nurses and community nurses. It has a good archive for breastfeeding articles, a reading list and figures from UNICEF and WHO.
www.msfcphva.org
Health-news.co.uk
For health professionals. It has a useful listing of health programmes on all television channels and information on local events.
www.health-news.co.uk
NHS Direct online
This is the NHS's main health advice and information website. The website's self-help guide gives advice on what to do for a variety of baby's symptoms and the health encyclopaedia covers a number of topics including breastfeeding.
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
World Health Organization
If you are interested in the bigger picture you can access statistics and policy documents on breastfeeding at the World Health Organization site.
www.who.int
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