Breastfeeding Program:  Breastfeeding Awareness Month August 2010

Carol Becker, state breastfeeding coordinator with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, provides tips Missourians can take for successful breastfeeding between mother and child.   

Becker says that bottles and pacifiers can often interfere with breastfeeding and the bonding process with your new baby.

 
(Becker #1)     :18 / OC: “getting the mother and baby to bond.”

Becker says that a new baby should be breastfed exclusively early on in its life.

(Becker #2)     :07 /OC: “of their life.”

Becker explains the healthy benefits of breastfeeding for baby and mother.

(Becker #3)     :38 /OC: “and breast cancer.”

Becker talks about the Breastfeeding Program that we have here in the state of Missouri.

  (Breastfeeding Program Overview #1)          :30 / OC: “increase breastfeeding support.”