Decisions, decisions, decisions. Public school or private school. Spanking or time-out. Violin lessons or football practice.
Plenty of parental decisions have far-reaching consequences for children. However, I am hard-pressed to think of a parental choice with more health consequences than whether to breast-feed.
Providing human milk for your baby is one of the first things you do for your child. The benefits for your baby and you are both immediate and far-reaching.
During August, the state Department of Health will celebrate World Breast-feeding Month.
Mississippi mothers who are breast-feeding or have breast-fed in the past will receive gold ribbons. According to Laura Wright, breast-feeding coordinator at the Health Department, the gold ribbon is a symbol for the promotion and support of breast-feeding, and the gold color means breast-feeding is the gold standard for infant feeding.
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