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Becoming a Breastfeeding Counselor

1. Breastfeeding Counselors: Who they are and what they do.

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A sleeping baby nurses with one arm around a kitten. "Thanks, Mom."

Mother in a swimsuit nurses baby on a lounge chair."Breastfed baby snacks in the sunshine!"

A close up of a baby with his mouth wide open, about to latch on. "Did someone say dinnertime?"

A newborn nurses. "Infant nutrition shold be considered a public health issue and not only a lifestyle choice. AAP 2012"

Mother nursing her baby in a room with sunlight coming in a window. "Compassion from birth is in our blood. It is there not only in the beginning but of your whole life. Dalia Lama"

"If 90% of US families could comply with medical recommendations to breastfeed exclusively for 6 months, the United States would save $13 billion per year and prevent an excess 911 deaths, nearly all of which would be in infants."

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