Tuesday through Monday, Aug. 1-7, is World Breastfeeding Week. New mothers and those who influenced their decisions about feeding newborns are encouraged to attend a free breastfeeding program Wednesday, Aug. 2, at First Presbyterian Church, 650 Summers Ave. in Orangeburg.
“Building a Breastfeeding-Friendly Community,” a program organized by the Nutrition Office of the Region 5 South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control in Orangeburg, is designed to promote breastfeeding as a normal process and to increase knowledge about breastfeeding.
“We hope to increase social awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding to make it more socially acceptable and to remove constraints that prevent the exclusive use of breast milk,” says Renee Nelson, breastfeeding coordinator of the DHEC office.
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