Healthy Pregnancies, Good Parenting, Thriving Kids
BreastfeedLA makes it easy for families to find the breastfeeding support they need! See what they’re doing to empower L.A. County families to achieve their breastfeeding goals.
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Jocelyn joins her Parent Coach Barbara Ortega and Welcome Baby Program Manager Maria Magaña to discuss her experience in the Welcome Baby program at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center.
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It’s World Breastfeeding Week. Here’s a look at breastfeeding as an issue of health equity.
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Learn how to overcome the challenges of providing virtual breastfeeding support for families.
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It’s Black Maternal Health Week, and we’re celebrating by releasing a resource guide for African-American moms and moms-to-be. Download it here. #BMHW20
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Here’s a list of COVID-19 resources for home visitors and their client families in Los Angeles County.
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Here are some trusted resources that can help clients learn about food safety, medication use, and other issues women often ask about during pregnancy.
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Hooray for Welcome Baby RNs! Here’s a case where a visit from a nurse helped the baby get an important surgical procedure that allowed him to breastfeed.
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This webinar covers the California State WIC policy on issuing breast pumps, details on the Public Health Foundation Enterprises Women, Infants, and Children Program (PHFE-WIC) pump program, how the seven WIC agencies in LA County administer their breast pump programs, and information on paced bottle feeding — what it is and step-by-step instructions.
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Pregnant (or contemplating pregnancy) or breastfeeding? Stay away from marijuana in all its forms. That’s the word from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Pediatrics. But the word on the street may be a different story. Studies show a sharp increase in marijuana use by pregnant women. Here are resources and information to help women understand why it’s important to avoid marijuana during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
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