Laredo Medical Center to Host 3rd Annual Breastfeeding Awareness Community Fair, August 23
8/23/2023
LAREDO, TX—Laredo Medical Center invites moms, dads and families to the third annual Breastfeeding Awareness Community Fair on Wednesday, August 23, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the foyer of the hospital’s main entrance.
The local effort to support breastfeeding is part of National Breastfeeding Month in August and commemorates the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action’s theme of “Enabling Breastfeeding: Making a Difference for Working Parents.”
The Honorable Dr. Victor Treviño, Mayor of the City of Laredo, will help kick off the community fair with a proclamation to declare August as National Breastfeeding Month.
Laredo Medical Center will also celebrate two recently earned recognitions related to breastfeeding, including designation as a Texas Mother-Friendly Worksite for proactively supporting its employees with time, space, and other assistance to maintain breastfeeding after returning to work, and designation by Texas Health and Human Services as a Texas Ten Step facility, an important commitment to improving maternity care and optimal breastfeeding support for new moms and their babies.
During the fair, Laredo Medical Center’s lactation specialists and the neonatal intensive care unit team will offer information about breastfeeding to help moms and dads reach their goals and give their babies the best possible start in life.
Moms will also be able to sign up for LMC’s “Breast Friends” breastfeeding support group and a free Breastfeeding Basics class for expecting parents.
The fair will also feature several eight community-based organizations, including the Laredo Health Department WIC Program, Texas Nurse Family Partnership, La Leche League, Driscoll Children’s Hospital Lactation Specialists, Breast Pump Depot, Healthy Texas Mothers and Babies Program and the Laredo Medical Center Trauma Department.
The fair will also feature door prizes and light refreshments.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, breastfeeding is the standard for infant feeding. It provides essential nutrients and antibodies that boost an infant’s immune system, providing protection from childhood illnesses.
Babies who are not breastfed are more likely to develop chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes, asthma and cancer.
Breastfeeding is important for mothers, too. Women who breastfeed have a reduced risk of breast cancer, ovarian cancer and osteoporosis.
For more information about the Breastfeeding Awareness Community Fair at Laredo Medical Center, call (956) 796-2611.
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