Trusted places to turn, near and beyond Tucson.

Breastfeeding and lactation

• AAP HealthyChildren.org (healthychildren.org): the American Academy of Pediatrics parent site, with plain-language answers on feeding, sleep, development, and illness.
• Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (bfmed.org): the physician specialty organization behind breastfeeding medicine, the evidence backbone for much of what we do.
• La Leche League International (llli.org): peer-to-peer breastfeeding support and a deep library of practical how-to articles.
• CDC Breastfeeding (cdc.gov/breastfeeding): milk-storage guidelines, safety questions, and data-backed basics.
• USDA WIC Breastfeeding Support (wicbreastfeeding.fns.usda.gov): free federal breastfeeding guidance and the gateway to local WIC services.
• Office on Women's Health Helpline (womenshealth.gov, 1-800-994-9662): free phone support for breastfeeding questions in English and Spanish.
• LactMed, NIH (medications and breastfeeding database): what clinicians check on medication safety while nursing, searchable by parents too.
• Infant Risk Center, Texas Tech (infantrisk.com): medication safety in pregnancy and lactation, with a call center for questions.

Newborn health and safety

• Safe to Sleep, NICHD (safetosleep.nichd.nih.gov): the authoritative safe-sleep guidance for reducing the risk of SIDS.
• CDC Vaccine Schedules (cdc.gov/vaccines): the current childhood immunization schedule in parent-friendly form.
• Poison Help (poisonhelp.org, 1-800-222-1222): free 24/7 poison guidance. In Tucson this routes to the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center at the University of Arizona.
• Car seat guidance, NHTSA (nhtsa.gov car seats): correct installation, fit by age, and inspection-station lookup.
• Human Milk Banking Association of North America (hmbana.org): safe donor-milk information and how milk banks and depots work.

Parent mental health and support

• Postpartum Support International (postpartum.net, helpline 1-800-944-4773): the go-to for postpartum depression and anxiety, with local coordinators and online groups.
• National Maternal Mental Health Hotline (1-833-852-6262): free, confidential, 24/7 support for pregnant and postpartum parents.
• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (call or text 988): immediate crisis support, any time.
• Zero to Three (zerotothree.org): early-development and bonding resources for the first three years.

Tucson and Pima County

• Pima County WIC (pima.gov health department): nutrition support, breastfeeding peer counselors, and pump access for eligible families.
• Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center (University of Arizona, 1-800-222-1222): the local, Tucson-staffed arm of Poison Help.
• La Leche League of Southern Arizona: local peer-support meetings for breastfeeding families, found through La Leche League International above.
• Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona (diaperbank.org): diapers and basic-needs support for families across southern Arizona.
• Casa de los Ninos (casadelosninos.org): a Tucson nonprofit with parenting support, home visitation, and family resource programs.
• Arizona 2-1-1 (211arizona.org, dial 211): statewide referral line for food, housing, childcare, and family assistance.
• AHCCCS, Arizona Medicaid (azahcccs.gov): coverage questions for newborns and postpartum parents.

Working and feeding

• U.S. Department of Labor, pump-at-work rights (dol.gov PUMP Act guidance): federal break-time and private-space rights for nursing employees.
• Office on Women's Health, supporting nursing parents at work (womenshealth.gov): practical employer-conversation and pumping-logistics guidance.