About LLL International

La Leche League

of Wisconsin

La Leche League International was founded by seven breastfeeding mothers in 1956. Today, La Leche League’s message of support for breastfeeding mothers and their babies has grown to include the following:

Services Provided

	8,000 accredited Leaders who reach more than 10,000 mothers a month in 60 countries.
	World's largest English language collection of professional research articles on breastfeeding
	Breastfeeding Abstracts, a collection of abstracts from scientific journals
	Annual seminar for physicians
	Conferences for La Leche League Leaders and parents.
	Lactation Consultant workshops
	Professional Advisory Board
	Peer Counselor Program to help meet the needs of breastfeeding mothers from within their own communities

Cooperative Action

Founding member of the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA)

Accredited member of the US Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies Coalition

Consultative status with UNICEF

Official working relations with the World Health Organization.

Visit La Leche League International’s web site for additional information at

La Leche League of Wisconsin is part of La Leche League International, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing support, education, information and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed.