Definition of La Leche League

La Leche League: An international organization that helps and supports breastfeeding mothers with advice, ideas, and legal and medical advocacy.

Founded in 1956 by seven women who had learned about successful breastfeeding while nursing their own babies, La Leche League is the only organization with the sole purpose of helping breastfeeding mothers. La Leche League Groups meet regularly in communities worldwide to share breastfeeding information and mothering experience. Telephone counseling is available 24-hours a day, along with access to an extensive library of breastfeeding literature. When a woman joins La Leche League, she participates in a mother-to-mother helping network, a resource for breastfeeding and parenting help, support, and knowledge.