Breastfeeding Archives - San Antonio Report

Felicia Cortez, International Board of Lactation Consultant, instructs Melissa Lucas on new techniques to help her achieve more successs with getting her three-month-old daughter Ada Lucas, to latch while breastfeeding. The San Antonio Lactation Support Center provides free consultations, equipment and resources to mothers and families.

Lactation centers see more women seeking to breastfeed as formula shortage drags on

by Raquel Torres May 25, 2022May 25, 2022

San Antonio’s lactation centers are seeing a spike in calls and in women seeking to breastfeed as a result of the baby formula shortage.

(From left) Latched Breastfeeding founders Ashley Green and Veronica Haywood sit with Angela Mercado and her daughter Zoryan Miko Mercado, 9 weeks. Angela has been breastfeeding her daughter since birth.

Breastfeeding Nonprofit Marks One Year Of Service to Low-Income Women

by Roseanna Garza August 4, 2018January 31, 2020

San Antonio Food Bank along with H-E-B trucks park near the warehouse and garden at the San Antonio Food Bank. Photo by Scott Ball.

Health, Lifestyle

SA Food Bank Partners with Austin Milk Bank to Fill Nutrition Gap

by James McCandless September 14, 2016January 31, 2020

2 May 2016 - Washington, D.C. - Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez stops by the newly created lactation rooms at the Department of Labor. Joining him on the tour were Latifa Lyles (Women's Bureau) and son Max, Elisabeth Grant (Office of Workers' Compensation Programs) and son Dashiell Drew, Portia Wu (Employment and Training Administration) and daughter Anwen, and Carrianna Suiter (Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs) and son Theo. ***Official Department of Labor Photograph***

Gov & Politics, Health, Lifestyle

Commentary: The Search for a Place to Pump at Work

by Melinda Zepeda August 2, 2016October 7, 2016

Moms and babies playing together at Baby Café San Antonio. Photo by Norma Sifuentes, courtesy of SAMHD WIC.

Health, Lifestyle

Salud America: Breastfeeding Starts Babies Off On The Right Foot

by Amanda Merck August 1, 2016January 31, 2020