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Ottawa –Ottawa Public Health (OPH) and Breasts Out for Ontario Babies (BOOB) today welcomed breastfeeding mothers, babies and families to Ottawa City Hall to take part in the Bistro Bébé Breastfeeding Challenge 2014. The Bistro Bébé offered a relaxing and supportive atmosphere for breastfeeding mothers, while providing their baby and/or young child with the most complete and readily available nutrition.
This event, hosted by OPH and BOOB, is part of the Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge, which began in 2001 as part of World Breastfeeding Week. This year’s theme is: “Breastfeeding: A Winning Goal for Life,” which asserts the importance of increasing and sustaining the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding.
Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, member of the Ottawa Board of Health, Sherry Nigro, Manager of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at OPH, Sandra Plagakis from KISS FM, and Claude Normandin, Ottawa Breastfeeding Buddy, facilitated an interactive discussion about the importance of breastfeeding to support healthy growth and development. Shawna Rioux, Founder and President of BOOB, was also on hand to celebrate this unique event that brought mothers together and challenged them to set the record for the most children breastfeeding at one time.
“Many mothers stop breastfeeding because they do not get the support when they need it,” said Dr. Fullerton. “In Ottawa, help is available seven days a week at breastfeeding support drop-ins, as well as through the Ottawa Public Health Information Line, the Ottawa Breastfeeding Buddies program and Baby Express Drop-ins.”
The World Health Organization (WHO), Health Canada, and the Canadian Pediatric Society all recommend, when possible, exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life, with continued breastfeeding up to two years and beyond.
“I am very happy to partner with Ottawa Public Health for this event,” said Shawna Rioux. “Our mission is to bring normalcy back to breastfeeding and to let women all over Canada know that it is their right to breastfeed anywhere, anytime.”
“Research shows that breastfeeding offers many benefits for families,” said Sherry Nigro. “These include protecting babies from illness and infection, helping them grow and meet developmental milestones, and for women, a lower risk of breast and ovarian cancer.”
To find out more about BOOB, please visit www.B-O-O-B.ca. For information on breastfeeding, visit OttawaPublicHealth.ca, or call 613-580-6744 (TTY:613-580-9656) to speak to a public health nurse. You can also connect with OPH on Facebook, Twitter (@ottawahealth), Tumblr and Pinterest.
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This event, hosted by OPH and BOOB, is part of the Quintessence Breastfeeding Challenge, which began in 2001 as part of World Breastfeeding Week. This year’s theme is: “Breastfeeding: A Winning Goal for Life,” which asserts the importance of increasing and sustaining the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding.
Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, member of the Ottawa Board of Health, Sherry Nigro, Manager of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at OPH, Sandra Plagakis from KISS FM, and Claude Normandin, Ottawa Breastfeeding Buddy, facilitated an interactive discussion about the importance of breastfeeding to support healthy growth and development. Shawna Rioux, Founder and President of BOOB, was also on hand to celebrate this unique event that brought mothers together and challenged them to set the record for the most children breastfeeding at one time.
“Many mothers stop breastfeeding because they do not get the support when they need it,” said Dr. Fullerton. “In Ottawa, help is available seven days a week at breastfeeding support drop-ins, as well as through the Ottawa Public Health Information Line, the Ottawa Breastfeeding Buddies program and Baby Express Drop-ins.”
The World Health Organization (WHO), Health Canada, and the Canadian Pediatric Society all recommend, when possible, exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life, with continued breastfeeding up to two years and beyond.
“I am very happy to partner with Ottawa Public Health for this event,” said Shawna Rioux. “Our mission is to bring normalcy back to breastfeeding and to let women all over Canada know that it is their right to breastfeed anywhere, anytime.”
“Research shows that breastfeeding offers many benefits for families,” said Sherry Nigro. “These include protecting babies from illness and infection, helping them grow and meet developmental milestones, and for women, a lower risk of breast and ovarian cancer.”
To find out more about BOOB, please visit www.B-O-O-B.ca. For information on breastfeeding, visit OttawaPublicHealth.ca, or call 613-580-6744 (TTY:613-580-9656) to speak to a public health nurse. You can also connect with OPH on Facebook, Twitter (@ottawahealth), Tumblr and Pinterest.
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