World Breast-feeding Week Aug. 1-7 is one important opportunity to stress the importance of breast-feeding for mothers and children and recognize those mothers who have chosen to do so, says a local public health nurse.
“The importance is that it gives us an opportunity to get out as much information as possible about the benefits of breast-feeding, so that we can hopefully increase our breast-feeding rates in Canada,” said Elaine Stetsko, a public health nurse who works in the maternity care program at the Penticton Health Centre.
“Also we want to give a lot of acknowledgment to women who have already made the decision that it is the ideal food for babies and we want to support that they are already doing a great thing.”
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