Comments on: Encouraging and Supporting Breastfeeding: From the NYC DOH http://www.socialmedicine.org/2008/04/14/how-to/encouraging-and-supporting-breastfeeding-from-the-nyc-doh/ An Alternative to Corporate Health Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:21:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Karen Bonuck http://www.socialmedicine.org/2008/04/14/how-to/encouraging-and-supporting-breastfeeding-from-the-nyc-doh/#comment-190 Karen Bonuck Mon, 12 May 2008 10:05:33 +0000 http://www.socialmedicine.org/?p=39#comment-190 Rina- Here are a number of ideas: 1- Encourage and support all moms who you see breastfeeding in your neighborhood. 2- Get involved with the Bronx La Leche league. Contact person Victoria: 718-884-6030, Mia 718-543-0314, and Deborah 718-548-7837 3-Become a breastfeeding peer counselor. You might try and contact either Carmen Winchester-Reed (cwinches@montefiore.org) who works at Montefiore WIC, or Karla Lewis (klewis@montefiore.org) who works with Morrisania WIC. Both are IBCLCs (breastfeeding educators with extensive training) who supervise peer counselors. 4- Check out your local pharmacies. If they don't already, ask them to consider becoming a pump rental station. There are just a limited number of places where women can rent hospital grade pumps in the Bronx. Good luck! Rina-

Here are a number of ideas:
1- Encourage and support all moms who you see breastfeeding in your neighborhood.
2- Get involved with the Bronx La Leche league. Contact person Victoria: 718-884-6030, Mia 718-543-0314, and Deborah 718-548-7837
3-Become a breastfeeding peer counselor. You might try and contact either Carmen Winchester-Reed (cwinches@montefiore.org) who works at Montefiore WIC, or Karla Lewis (klewis@montefiore.org) who works with Morrisania WIC. Both are IBCLCs (breastfeeding educators with extensive training) who supervise peer counselors.
4- Check out your local pharmacies. If they don’t already, ask them to consider becoming a pump rental station. There are just a limited number of places where women can rent hospital grade pumps in the Bronx.

Good luck!

]]> By: Rina http://www.socialmedicine.org/2008/04/14/how-to/encouraging-and-supporting-breastfeeding-from-the-nyc-doh/#comment-131 Rina Thu, 08 May 2008 17:15:46 +0000 http://www.socialmedicine.org/?p=39#comment-131 I live in The Bronx and am breastfeeding a toddler. I am training to be a doula and am very interested in promoting natural birth and feeding, especially in my area. What can I do? I live in The Bronx and am breastfeeding a toddler. I am training to be a doula and am very interested in promoting natural birth and feeding, especially in my area. What can I do?

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