About Lact-Aid International, Inc. - Our philosophy and services...
 Our Philosophy . . . Babies and families...our first priority
We believe that infant health and safety, and the family are too
important to focus our vision only on a product. We offer much more to the mothers who use
Lact-Aid Nursing Trainer System. We offer caring support, opportunity to network with
other Lact-Aid moms, educational information, and technical assistance.
It's no wonder that our Lact-Aid name has become a symbol of excellence. . . and why the
name...
Lact-Aid Means Breastfeeding Support!TM
Our Services
Caring support. The caring
support I received from others meant a great deal to me when I was nursing our babies. As
part of our planning to make Lact-Aid System available, we were dedicated to offering
similar support to our customers. From the very beginning, we have made it a point to be
available to our Lact-Aid customers for free technical support and lactation consulting
services. Everyone at Lact-Aid takes great pride in our personalized service, and in being
one of the few companies today where a customer can talk right to "the boss".
Just call (423)744-9090 and ask for me, the Lact-Aid Lady, or
email me, Jimmie Lynne Avery, Executive Director, by sending email to me at jlavery@lact-aid.com In addition, many of
Lact-Aid's product suppliers are lactation consultants or knowledgeable health
professionals experienced in lactation education.
 Toll-Free Ordering, in USA. We have
added a toll-free ordering line, for even more convenience in placing your orders. Call 1.866.866.1239. If you are ordering outside the USA, or
need lactation consulting, information, or technical support, call 1.423.744.9090
(not toll-free).
Education for Informed Choice. Educational publications on breastfeeding and related topics developed and
published by Lact-Aid have become classics in maternal and infant health literature. Most
lactation consultants have read, or seen bibliographies that cite articles that appeared
in Keeping Abreast Journal, and the articles and monographs based on the Study
of Relactation and Induced Lactation conducted by Kathleen G. Auerbach, Ph.D. and
Jimmie Lynne Avery. Many KAJ back issues, and the relactation study reports are available
from the Bookstore. Check it out for these and other valuable titles. New materials are continually
being developed, including titles you will be able to access free, in our growing Library of online reports, FAQs and bibliography! So, you will want
to visit us often to get new titles as they become available.
Technical Assistance.
Lact-Aid has developed and presented continuing education seminars and workshops on
breastfeeding support. In fact, prior to the formation of training and certifying programs
like those now available from groups like BSC, ILCA, LLLI, UCLA, Wellstart, and others,
Lact-Aid pioneered certification of lactation consultants from 1982 to 1984. Lact-Aid has
helped several institutions, federal and state health agencies, and health organizations
develop continuing education course offerings, and has served as a consultant to the
Argentine Pediatric Society.
WWW: Email Lists, Message
Boards, & Online Chat Rooms. The
opportunity to establish virtual headquarters on the world wide web has been providing
exciting new opportunities for outreach. At Lact-Aid, we are all looking forward to the
challenge of developing new materials and services to offer our customers through this
exciting medium. Also, with the advent of the internet and email, new opportunities
for learning, communicating and sharing have appeared. Forums such as message
boards, email list groups, and online forums or chat rooms enable consumers to gather
information and share their experiences and views. There are many which focus on
breastfeeding topics. Among those, many also include some discussion of nursing
supplementer systems. The positive aspect of such e-resources is that they can serve
as open and unbiased forums where opinions can be freely expressed, whether
positive or negative. To help assure that such resources remain open and unbiased,
Lact-Aid refrains from advertising on, or sponsoring such resources. Likewise, we do
not sell Lact-Aid products at wholesale to their owners for resale to their members or
subscribers, nor do we offer special discounts to members or subscribers. Through
this approach, we help maintain freedom of informed choice for everyone
contemplating use of a nursing supplementer system.
Your Comments: Lact-Aid has
always welcomed feedback from customers in order to develop and improve products and
services. We hope that as a visitor to www.lact-aid.com you will
also share with us your comments, suggestions and questions.
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