Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility

It’s World Breastfeeding Week and in this episode features two experts on the topic. Kara Giroux, a Lactation Consultant and Community Education Coordinator with Hartford HealthCare at Backus Hospital in Willimantic, CT,  and Sarah Quadrato a Nurse Educator with Women’s Health Services at Hartford Hospital

World Breastfeeding Week Event at Hartford Hospital
Wednesday, August 4: 11:30am-1pm
Outdoor event | Open to public
More information: kara.giroux@hhchealth.org

Important links:

Hartford HealthCare & Connecticut Children’s Alliance

E-learning and childbirth education

Hartford HealthCare Facebook Breastfeeding Support Group

Article: What’s a Baby-Friendly Hospital? Ask a Breastfeeding Mother

New AHA Study: Breastfeeding in the First Days of Life Is Associated With Lower Blood Pressure at 3 Years of Age