Thursday, August 04, 2005

Breastfeeding honored, encouraged at SVMC

BENNINGTON -- It's a short season in the life of a baby and mother, but the results are lifelong.

Women's and Children's Services celebrated those area mothers who have chosen, or will choose, to breastfeed their offspring. The Wednesday night open house and party, which happens yearly in the midst of the larger World Breastfeeding Week, drew women with a combined 58 years of breastfeeding to Southwestern Vermont Medical Center last year, and organizers estimated more would come this year.

Between bites of crackers and cheese, mothers and expecting mothers mingled at the hospital, sharing their take on why they are all for breastfeeding.

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