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Suggested reading materials on breastfeeding.

100 Questions and Answers About Breastfeeding. (2009) by K. Caldwell et al
ISBN: B008BHP6QM

Q & A format. Excellent series.
Great Expectations: Essential Guide to Breastfeeding by Marianne Neifert
ISBN: 1402758170

Publication Date: 2009-09-01

Authored by a physician.

Describes how to prepare for breastfeeding a newborn, from preparations before birth to breastfeeding with a busy schedule, proper storage, maintaining a healthy diet, and breastfeeding high-risk infants
If These Boobs Could Talk by Adrienne Hedger (As told to); Shannon Payette Seip
ISBN: 0740771205

Publication Date: 2008-03-01

Humor about breastfeeding.
Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding by Ina May Gaskin
ISBN: B002PYFVXK

Seminal work on breastfeeding.
The Nursing Mother's Companion by Kathleen Huggins
ISBN: 1558328823

Publication Date: 2017-07-15

Latest edition of a classic work.
The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book of Answers by Teresa Pitman; Jack Newman
ISBN: 0307345580

Publication Date: 2006-11-28

Popular title written by a physician and seasoned La Leche League leader.
The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding. by La Leche League
ISBN: B0036S4COI

Classic by the La Leche League.
Your Guide to Breastfeeding (PDF) by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health