Information about NICU Babies and Breastfeeding

We invite you to consult one-on-one via email with our Board-Certified Lactation Consultant who will assist you with your breastfeeding questions and concerns.

Our Mission is to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education, and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.

The Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA) believes in a world where all infants have access to human milk through support of breastfeeding and use of pasteurized donor human milk.

To enrich the lives of those living with home IV nutrition or tube feeding through advocacy, education, community and innovation.

We provide families of children with feeding tubes a path towards joyful, relaxed, independent oral eating while offering the support needed throughout the process.

The NEC Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to building a world without necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) through research, advocacy, and education.

Resources, Shop, and Community Support.

The DNM Podcast is a weekly podcast hosted by NICU mamas and co-founders of Dear NICU Mama, Martha and Ashley!

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides federal grants to states for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age 5 who are found to be at nutritional risk.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the largest federal nutrition assistance program. SNAP provides benefits to eligible low-income individuals and families via an Electronic Benefits Transfer card. This card can be used like a debit card to purchase eligible food in authorized retail food stores. Eligibility is determined by the application that you fill in depending on the state that you live in.

Guide for fathers & non-birthing parents in the NICU, including advice on bonding with baby, navigating mental health, and advocating for family-centered care.

Bereavement support and guidance for nonbirthing parents following neonatal death.

General support and guidance for nonbirthing partners in postpartum period.

An online support group for NICU Dads in the Denver Metro Area and beyond.

This information packet contains tips for getting care, understanding signs and symptoms of illness, medicines and immunizations, managing breathing problems, and feeding.

BWBJ is a grass-roots collective out of Oakland, CA. We are Black women and individuals across the African Diaspora working to transform birthing experiences for Black women and birthing people.

Black Women Do Breastfeed works to eliminate stigma against breastfeeding in Black communities, educate Black communities about the elements of breastfeeding, support Black breastfeeding families on their breastfeeding journeys, increase the visibility of Black breastfeeding families in our communities, and improve the rates of breastfeeding in Black communities.

Project NICU is dedicated to supporting families with children in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the medical professionals who care for them. We connect with NICU parents and offer resources to support them during their journey both in the hospital and beyond.

This is the mission of Free Black Therapy: to connect Black therapists with Black and African American individuals who lack adequate funds or health insurance.