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Bottle-Feeding - Other Places To Get Help

Book

Your Baby's First Year
Author/Editor: American Academy of Pediatrics
S.P. Shevlov, Editor-in-Chief
Publisher: Bantam Dell
1745 Broadway
New York, NY  10019
Publication Date: 2005
 

This book provides practical information to help parents and grandparents with all aspects of infant care. You can find a month-to-month guide that helps you know what to expect in terms of growth, behavior, and development. There is also information on health conditions, feeding, immunizations, emergencies, safety, child care, and more.


Online Resource

Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Web Address: www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/inf-toc.html
 

This site contains information about infant formulas, including safety concerns.


Organizations

American Academy of Family Physicians
P.O. Box 11210
Shawnee Mission, KS  66207-1210
Web Address: www.familydoctor.org
 

The American Academy of Family Physicians produces a variety of health-related educational materials. Its Web site offers a health library and bulletin board, news, and comments sections.


American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
211 East Chicago Avenue
Suite 1700
Chicago, IL  60611-2663
Phone: (312) 337-2169
Fax: (312) 337-6329
Web Address: www.aapd.org
 

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) is the membership organization representing the specialty of pediatric dentistry. The AAPD provides public information about child and adolescent dental care.


Bright Futures
P.O. Box 571272
Washington, DC  20057-1272
Phone: (202) 784-9772
Fax: (202) 784-9777
E-mail: brightfutures@ncemch.org
Web Address: www.brightfutures.org
 

The Bright Futures Web site offers current information about health promotion and health care needs of infants, children, teens, families, and communities. Bright Futures is maintained by the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health at Georgetown University.


KidsHealth for Parents, Children, and Teens
4600 Touchton Road East, Building 200
Suite 500
Jacksonville, FL  32246
Phone: (904) 232-4100
Fax: (904) 232-4125
E-mail: comments@kidshealth.org
Web Address: www.kidshealth.org
 

This Web site sponsored by Nemours Foundation provides a wide range of information about children's health, from allergies and diseases to normal growth and development (birth to adolescence). This Web site offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, each providing age-appropriate information that the child or parent can understand. You can sign up to get weekly emails about your area of interest.


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Last Updated: August 16, 2007
This information is not intended to replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise disclaims any liability for the decisions you make based on this information.
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