© White Mountain Breastfeeding Coalition 2019
White Mountain
BREASTFEEDING COALITION
Education
Breastfeeding has countless benefits for both a
mother and her baby. Breastmilk contains all key
nutrients babies need, plus probiotics and antibodies.
Breastfeeding may help prevent many infant health
problems. Breastfeeding also decreases a mother’s
risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. The
World Health Organization recommends exclusive
breastfeeding for the first 6 months and continued
breastfeeding up to 2 years of age and beyond!
Breastfeeding education has been shown to help
increase breastfeeding rates and success and
improve breastfeeding experiences.
White Mountain Breastfeeding Coalition offers free
prenatal breastfeeding education course which cover
topics such as
•
Breastfeeding basics
•
Skin to skin
•
The “Golden Hour”
•
Returning to work
•
Breastfeeding rights
•
Breastfeeding recommendations
•
Common breastfeeding concerns
... and more! Courses are available online or in-
person.
In-person classes are available upon
request anywhere in the White
Mountains for small groups.
Participants are encouraged to bring
their support person to the class.
Group classes can be requested with
The free, online, self-paced prenatal
breastfeeding education course is
located at