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The association, formed by mothers across the Northwest Region, meets the first Wednesday of each month at the Health Center Cehegín
To publicize its work and the benefits to the mother and baby breastfeeding has been the main aim of the event which this morning held in association Lactocrianza Cehegín Alpargatero Square, where you installed first an information stand where mothers have gathered throughout the Northwest Region to coincide with the celebration of World Breastfeeding Week Substitutes.
Woman Councilwoman Maria del Mar de Béjar, explained that Lactocrianza is an association of mothers has been running about eight years and meets regularly to exchange experiences.
For its part, the matron of the Health Center, Eleanor Knight, said that promoting breastfeeding is the main objective of the association, "and try that mothers who are breastfeeding leave comforted meetings to continue with it and that breastfeeding is as long as possible in time, oblivious to external factors such as work or social, that sometimes break. "
One of the mothers belonging to the association has stated that it helps to exchange experience, as there are mothers with children of different months of age, and also has among its activities on offer thematic talks by health professionals, for eg first aid for babies.
From Lactocrianza have explained some of the benefits for nursing mothers, as it speeds postpartum recovery, protects against postpartum depression, promotes weight loss and reduces the risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
Also the baby has many benefits from feeding on breast milk, such as strengthening the immune system, prevention of sudden death syndrome, prevention of allergies and promote cognitive development.
Lactocrianza meetings take place in the Health Center the first Wednesday of each month at 11:00 am.
Women interested in contact may write to lactocrianza@gmail.com
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cehegín
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