Saturday 6 August 2016

‘Big Latch On’ event raises breast feeding awareness

Some of the hungry babies cried, while others reached for bottles or grasped at their mothers’ chests as the clock slowly ticked down to 10:30 a.m. at Cape Coral Hospital.

Then, on cue, the room went nearly silent as the newborns latched to breasts and began their synchronized feeding.

Nearly two dozen women and many more children in all were there in this semi-public setting, only a small portion of the thousands participating globally in similar breast feeding awareness events across the globe this weekend.

The “Global Big Latch On” taking place Friday and Saturday is part of World Breast Feeding Week. The aim: Raise awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding, help to normalize breastfeeding in public and bring together mothers who are all going through this early part of motherhood. For the full article click here 



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