Resources & Rights

Community Resources  

Breastfeeding Support:  

La Leche League NM Breastfeeding Task Force

Birth Doula Care:

 Doulas of the Southwest, Ember Birth, Soothing Presence Birth 

Maternity Photography:  

Blooming Images, Days Go By Photography, Kate Buckles Photography

Midwives:

 Andrea Hill, Anidar Midwifery,  Dar A Luz

Milk Bank: 

Human Milk Repository of New Mexico  

Prenatal Massage: 

Kai Theopholis, The New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics 

Pregnancy & Infant Loss: Share Support Group 

Perinatal and Postpartum Depression: 

 Kassy's Kause Hotline, New Mexico Wellness, Wallin & Luna Counseling 

Tongue Tie Release Resources: 

Frenectomy Providers:  Dr. Hatch  and  Melanie Yanke

Craniosacral Therapy: 

Jessie Schwartzentrauber at: 505- 331-6940

Jean Ann Zollers at: 505-266-6908 

Chiropractic Care: Dr. Hobson  and Dr. Karen Genter 

 Breastfeeding Rights: 

BREASTFEEDING IN PUBLIC PLACES: 

 NMSA 1978, Section 28-20-1 (1999) makes it legal for a mother to "breastfeed her child in any location, public or private, where the mother is otherwise authorized to be present." 

USE OF A BREAST PUMP IN THE WORKPLACE:  

NMSA 1978, Section 28-20-2 (amended 2007) requires employers to provide flexible break time, and a clean, private space, not a bathroom, in order to foster the ability of a nursing mother who is an employee to use a breast pump in the workplace.

Laws by State     Federal Law     Workplace Support in Federal Law     

Encourage and Support Breastfeeding at Your Business   

Benefits of Breastfeeding  Advantages of Breastfeeding a Toddler  CDC Breastfeeding Handout