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Tag: Breastfeeding

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.
Posted inHealth

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

Avatar photo 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.
Posted inHealth

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

Roseanna Garza by Roseanna Garza August 4, 2018January 31, 2020
Angela Mercado breastfeeds her daughter Zoryan Miko Mercado, 9 weeks.
Posted inHealth

Latched: Helping Women of Color Meet Breastfeeding Goals

Roseanna Garza by Roseanna Garza October 16, 2017October 15, 2017
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.
Posted inHealth, Lifestyle

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

Avatar photo 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***
Posted inGov & Politics, Health, Lifestyle

Commentary: The Search for a Place to Pump at Work

Melinda Zepeda 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.
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Salud America: Breastfeeding Starts Babies Off On The Right Foot

Avatar photo by Amanda Merck August 1, 2016January 31, 2020
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