Milky Way Breastfeeding and Chestfeeding Resources will hold a free breastfeeding class...
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LABELLE — Milky Way Breastfeeding and Chestfeeding Resources will hold a free breastfeeding class on Thursday, April 11 from 6 to 7:15 p.m. at the Hendry County Extension Office/Ag Auditorium, 1085 Pratt Blvd. To schedule your class, call 863-332-3405.
Babies know how to breastfeed at birth. For parents, it is a learned art. You can check out how well we are doing in Hendry County here:
https://www.flhealthcharts.gov/ChartsDashboards/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=Birth.Dataviewer&cid=637
Florida achieved the HP2020 Breastfeeding Initiation goal of 83.2%
https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/data/reportcard.htm
Florida reached 18.2% exclusively breastfeeding for 6 months but did not achieve the 24.9% HP 2020 Goals.
