MEDIA CAMPAIGN

NMC is one of eighteen Community Demonstration Projects for the DHHS Office on Women's Health, National Breastfeeding Awareness campaign.

“Babies were born to be breastfed exclusively for six months.  You wouldn’t take risks when you’re pregnant…. Why start after the baby’s born?”

View the ads at: http://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/index.cfm

Check out the National Women’s Health Information Center at: http://www.womenshealth.gov. Rated #1 breastfeeding information website. Features to this site include:

• Frequently Asked Questions

• National Hot line – in English and Spanish

• Benefits of Breastfeeding

• Risks of not breastfeeding

• Research citations behind the ads

• Links to national breastfeeding sites

Order FREE breastfeeding campaign materials including:

• Culturally tailored Easy Guides to Breastfeeding

• Campaign ad posters

• “Babies were born to be breastfed” billboards

Inquires about the campaign’s goals and results are welcome.  Contact NMC’s Executive Director Amelia Psmythe at amelia@nursingmotherscounsel.org

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