Healthy Start Coalition of Manatee county is an organization
dedicated to enhancing maternal and infant health care. Healthy
Start offers free support services for pregnant women, new
mothers, and infants.
This program aims to assure they all
have access to prenatal and pediatric care. It promotes healthy
birth outcomes, parenting, and child development.
The experience of breastfeeding is special for so many reasons, including:
The joyful bonding with your baby
The perfect nutrition only you can provide
The cost savings
The health benefits for both mother and baby
In fact, breast milk has disease-fighting antibodies that can help protect infants from several types of illnesses. And mothers who breastfeed have a lower risk of some health problems, including breast cancer and type 2 diabetes.
Fathers, partners, and other people in the mother’s support system can benefit from breastfeeding, too. Not only are there no bottles to prepare, but many people feel warmth, love, and relaxation just from sitting next to a mother and baby during breastfeeding.
Keep in mind that breastfeeding is a learned skill. It requires patience and practice. For some women, the learning stages can be frustrating and uncomfortable. And some situations make breastfeeding even harder, such as babies born early or health problems in the mother. The good news is that it will get easier, and support for breastfeeding mothers is growing.
You are special because you can make the food that is uniquely perfect for your baby. Invest the time in yourself and your baby — for your health and for the bond that will last a lifetime. Learn more about breastfeeding.
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Every Woman Florida Initiative
Every Woman Florida is a collaborative project between the March of Dimes and the Florida Department of Health aimed at raising awareness on the importance and benefits of being healthy prior to pregnancy and promoting changes at the individual, healthcare provider and system level. The overarching focus is to integrate preconception health into existing healthcare services.
The Every Woman Florida website serves as an information portal for healthcare providers on preconception health. The site contains health tips, assessment tools and printable patient education handouts and guidance for providers on provision of preconception health services based on the CDC recommendations. Please visit www.everywomanflorida.com for more information.
We Can Parent Together, a joint project of Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota, the University of Minnesota Extension, Minnesota Fathers & Families Network, Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention and Parenting, the Minnesota Prevention Resource Center, and the Minnesota Institute of Public Health has just launched a website that offers co-parenting tips to come together for the benefit of their children. This new website also has good information for professionals who are working with co-parents with specific information on:
