The IWK Health Centre promotes, protects and supports breastfeeding in practice. Some key messages can be found on this page along with IWK, community and provincial resources.
Contact #: 902-481-5800
Contact #: 811
Website: 811.novascotia.ca
Website: first6weeks.ca
Website: www.breastfeedingcop.com
Online list of breastfeeding support services in HRM.
Website: www.lllc.ca
LLL Canada encourages, promotes and provides mother-to-mother breastfeeding support.
Website: novascotia.ca/dhw/lovingcare/
Loving Care is a series of four books for parents of children from birth to age three developed by Nova Scotia’s Department of Health and Wellness in partnership with Public Health Services.
a booklet from the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness
Electric breast pumps and breastfeeding supplies are available at a number of local pharmacies.
Approximately 375 breast surgeries will be performed annually at the IWK, with approximately 3,000 visits to the Breast Health Clinic.