Tuesday, December 01, 2015
Perth District Health Unit
Breastfeeding Anytime, Anywhere Event on December 3 in Stratford
Women who breastfeed are invited to join the Perth County Breastfeeding Buddies peer-support group in Stratford at Revel Caffé, 37 Marketplace, on Thursday, December 3, from 1-2pm.
The event is the next phase of a multimedia campaign launched in October, which features the breastfeeding stories of five local women. The Health Unit, in partnership with the Kids First Perth Breastfeeding Group, will be displaying posters and life-size cutouts of the five women across Perth County.
“The goal is to support women in Perth County who are breastfeeding or planning to breastfeed,” explains Heather Kane, Public Health Nurse. “The campaign aims to provide encouragement, connect women with support early on, and help women feel comfortable to breastfeed anytime, anywhere.”
Local establishments will receive a window decal and resources to support women breastfeeding in public.
Women in Perth County are also encouraged to take selfies (called “#brelfies”) of themselves breastfeeding in public and upload them to social media at:
The campaign is a Kids First Huron-Perth initiative and is supported with funds from the Government of Ontario and the support of the Best Start Resource Centre at Health Nexus.
For more information:
- Call Health Line at 519-271-7600 ext 267 or toll-free at 1-877-271-7348 ext 267
- Visit www.i-breastfeed.ca
- Follow on Instagram @ibreastfeed and on Facebook /ibreastfeedperthcounty
Media Contact:
Rebecca Hill
Communications Manager
519-271-7600 ext 279
rhill@pdhu.on.ca
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