Breastfeeding Community Support and Resources

(10/2025 Published)

Breastfeeding Peer Support Scheme "Love, Latch, Chat"

  • Organised by the Department of Health and managed by the “Natural Parenting Network” (NPN)
  • Trained Counsellors with breastfeeding experience provide mother-to-mother peer support
  • Target audience: pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers
  • Completely free of charge
  • Peer support Hotline: 10am-6pm weekdays except PH
    Can leave text / voice message by WhatsApp
  • Peer support WhatsApp / Facebook groups
  • Practical videos on breastfeeding
  • Small group breastfeeding workshops
  • Online antenatal webinars
  • Public talks on breastfeeding
  • Common Q&As on website

Phone / WhatsApp : 6194 3359

Email : info@npnhk.org

Website : npnhk.org/en/bfpc

Facebook : @bfpchk

Instagram : @breastfeedingpeersupporthk

YouTube : @npnhk

WeChat : @natural parenting network

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La Leche League HK

  • Hotline with multiple Accredited Leaders
  • Free structured or informal group meetings
  • Paid prenatal breastfeeding classes
  • Paid membership tiers
  • Self-published books on breastfeeding

Phone / WhatsApp : lll-hk.org/contact-us.html
(Accredited Leaders' contacts listed on website)

Email : info@lll-hk.org

Website : lll-hk.org

Facebook : @lllhk

The Breastfeeding Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI)

  • Organised by HKU School of Nursing
  • Free-to-download "Breastfeeding GPS" app
  • Breastfeeding webinars (mainly in Chinese; English available on request) with FAQ and live Q&A
  • Free training to staff and management of corporates and public venues to promulgate breastfeeding friendly attitudes

Phone / WhatsApp : 9810 7390

Email : bfci@hku.hk

Website : bfci.hku.hk/en

Facebook : @bfgps

Instagram : @hku_bfgps

YouTube : @bfgps

Apple App Store : Download “Breastfeeding GPS" app (iOS)

Google Play Store : Download “Breastfeeding GPS" app (Android)

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative HK Association (BFHIHKA)

  • Hotline: 9am to 9pm
    Lactation Consultants (IBCLC) will answer enquiries at around 6pm to 9pm
  • Regularly published Baby-Friendly e-newsletters
  • Online information about "Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative"

Phone : 2838 7727

Email : info@bfhihka.org.hk

Website : babyfriendly.org.hk/en

Facebook : Baby Friendly Initiative HK

Instagram : @bfhihka

Hong Kong Breastfeeding Mothers' Association (HKBFMA)

  • Primarily in Chinese
  • Can arrange English support for Face-to-face meetings
  • Hotline: leave voice message and await response from volunteer mothers
  • One-on-one face-to-face meetings on demand
  • Online breastfeeding webinars

Phone : 2540 3282

Email : info@hkbfma.org.hk

Website : www.breastfeeding.org.hk
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Facebook : @hkbfma

Hong Kong Catholic Breastfeeding Association

  • Facebook page

Facebook : @hkcatholic.breastfeeding

Family Health Service (FHS) of the Department of Health (DH)

  • Breastfeeding hotline :
    If the hotline is busy or out of office hours, leave your phone number and await reply
  • Website :
    Comprehensive online information on breastfeeding (in multiple other languages i.e., Hindi, Indonesian, Nepali, Thai, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Urdu)

Phone : 3618 7450

Email : enquiries@dh.gov.hk

Website : fhs.gov.hk/english

YouTube : @familyhealthservice