August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month Benefits for Mother. Child and the Environment By Jamie Walker RN, BSN, IBCLC Lactation Department and Carolyn Burbank, RNC-MNN. IBCLC EVERY AUGUST, we set aside time to recognize the importance of becastfeeding in our communities and around the world. Officially declared in 2011 by the United States Breastfeeding Committe (USBC), August is National Becastfeding Month (NBM). This year's theme is "Many Voices United". Each week of August is devoted to a different aspect of Brestfeeding. Week 1: World Breastfeeding Week Week 2: Native Breastfeeding Week transporting the fonmula to grocery stoe all over the country. Fuel used in the traniport of infant formvala can add up significantly Water usage in both formula preparation and energy required to wash and sterilize bottles and nipples is also significant. A beeastfed baby can subitantially decrease waste and costs on the emironment. MGH Board Certified Lactation Consultants While breastfeeding is a wonderful choice for mothers, babies, and our planet, we understand doing so may not be casy for every motcher. The lactation department at Marion General Hospital is cager to support you or the breastfeeding woman in your life. Currently, MGH has three Board Certified Lactation Consultants, available 7 days a week, to assist with any iswes that may arise. If a medical need woulid arise, we now offer Pasteurized Donor Human Milk during your stay. Our Lactation Consultants follow moms through their first year of breastfceding. One of our favorite parts is our "birthday" calls. We call moms on their baby's Ist birthday to wish them well. We are passionate about breastfeeding and leaving behind a better planet for our children. We encourage our community to wpport the breastfeeding mots in your life. She is making a difference for her child, henelf, and her planet. Week 3: Spotlight on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies Week 4: Black Breastfeeding Week WHY BREASTFEED? WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS? BABIES HEALTH BENEFITS Babies benefit significantly from being breastfed. Almost daily, more reseanch is released that echoes those long-understood health benefits foe bubies. Breastfed babies are at a decreased risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Breastfed babies also have a peotective immunity given to them by their mother's breastmilk that formula-fed babies do not receive. This immunity protects them from many common childhood illnesses and will benefit them through childhood and beyond. Babies who are breastfed are statistically less sunceptible to health complications sach as diabetes, allergies, aithma, and car infections. MGH World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) Event Due to restrictions sumounding COVID-19, our World Breastfeeding Weck (WBW) event came with a few challenges. Working arvund these restrictions, our innovative lactation team held a drive-thrugh event. While participants emained in their cars, our MGH Lactation team and sponon, masked up and socially distanced, were present to hand out important information and answer any questions. Posters with the benefits of breastfeeding were displayed for participants to read as they deove through. We are committed to our community and to our breastfeeding moms, We look forwand to our WBW event next year. MOTHERS HEALTH BENEFITS Mothers benefit from breastfeeding as well. Breastfeeding moms bum an additional 30-500 calories every day they breastfeed. This can help them recover from childbirth faster and return to pee- pregnancy weight more quickly. Hecastfeeding moms are also at a decrcased risk for female cancen (breast, uterine, ovarian, and endometrial). By choosing to becastfeed, a mother can protect her baby and herself by ensuring she can be there for her child far beyond her breastfeeding years. WHAT ABOUT BREASTFEEDING AND COVID-19? ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS The theme of this year'i World Breastfeeding Week is "Support Breastfeeding for a Healthier Planet". addresses the evironmental impact that breastfeeding leaves on our planet. Acconding to a 2009 report in Lancet, the foemala milk industry's carbon footprint from sourcing, producing, and packaging is massive. In the US aloee, more than 32 million kilowatts of energy are used for processing, packaging, and transporting formula and 550 million cans, 86 thousand tons of metal, and 364 thousand tons of paper to landflls every year, We must also consider the "food miks"of getting milk to the formula peocessing plants and then breastfceding moms. We are frequently asked questions about breastfeeding and the specad of the virus. According to the World Health Organizarion (WHO), the transmission of the virus has not cumently been detected through breast milk or breastfoeding. Do not stop or vold breastfeeding. Women who have tested positive or suspect they may be positive for the virus should wear a mask during all contact with baly, wash hands froquently, and eoutinely clean and disinfect surfaces they have touched. Be sure to visit our Facebook page, MGH Lactation, where we stay connected to our community and For more information check the website World Health Organization (WHO) mH. who int/hed th-topics/breastfeeding or call 765-660-6866 Marion General Hospital Lactation Line MGH health BEAT www.mghnet August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month Benefits for Mother. Child and the Environment By Jamie Walker RN, BSN, IBCLC Lactation Department and Carolyn Burbank, RNC-MNN. IBCLC EVERY AUGUST, we set aside time to recognize the importance of becastfeeding in our communities and around the world. Officially declared in 2011 by the United States Breastfeeding Committe (USBC), August is National Becastfeding Month (NBM). This year's theme is "Many Voices United". Each week of August is devoted to a different aspect of Brestfeeding. Week 1: World Breastfeeding Week Week 2: Native Breastfeeding Week transporting the fonmula to grocery stoe all over the country. Fuel used in the traniport of infant formvala can add up significantly Water usage in both formula preparation and energy required to wash and sterilize bottles and nipples is also significant. A beeastfed baby can subitantially decrease waste and costs on the emironment. MGH Board Certified Lactation Consultants While breastfeeding is a wonderful choice for mothers, babies, and our planet, we understand doing so may not be casy for every motcher. The lactation department at Marion General Hospital is cager to support you or the breastfeeding woman in your life. Currently, MGH has three Board Certified Lactation Consultants, available 7 days a week, to assist with any iswes that may arise. If a medical need woulid arise, we now offer Pasteurized Donor Human Milk during your stay. Our Lactation Consultants follow moms through their first year of breastfceding. One of our favorite parts is our "birthday" calls. We call moms on their baby's Ist birthday to wish them well. We are passionate about breastfeeding and leaving behind a better planet for our children. We encourage our community to wpport the breastfeeding mots in your life. She is making a difference for her child, henelf, and her planet. Week 3: Spotlight on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies Week 4: Black Breastfeeding Week WHY BREASTFEED? WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS? BABIES HEALTH BENEFITS Babies benefit significantly from being breastfed. Almost daily, more reseanch is released that echoes those long-understood health benefits foe bubies. Breastfed babies are at a decreased risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Breastfed babies also have a peotective immunity given to them by their mother's breastmilk that formula-fed babies do not receive. This immunity protects them from many common childhood illnesses and will benefit them through childhood and beyond. Babies who are breastfed are statistically less sunceptible to health complications sach as diabetes, allergies, aithma, and car infections. MGH World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) Event Due to restrictions sumounding COVID-19, our World Breastfeeding Weck (WBW) event came with a few challenges. Working arvund these restrictions, our innovative lactation team held a drive-thrugh event. While participants emained in their cars, our MGH Lactation team and sponon, masked up and socially distanced, were present to hand out important information and answer any questions. Posters with the benefits of breastfeeding were displayed for participants to read as they deove through. We are committed to our community and to our breastfeeding moms, We look forwand to our WBW event next year. MOTHERS HEALTH BENEFITS Mothers benefit from breastfeeding as well. Breastfeeding moms bum an additional 30-500 calories every day they breastfeed. This can help them recover from childbirth faster and return to pee- pregnancy weight more quickly. Hecastfeeding moms are also at a decrcased risk for female cancen (breast, uterine, ovarian, and endometrial). By choosing to becastfeed, a mother can protect her baby and herself by ensuring she can be there for her child far beyond her breastfeeding years. WHAT ABOUT BREASTFEEDING AND COVID-19? ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS The theme of this year'i World Breastfeeding Week is "Support Breastfeeding for a Healthier Planet". addresses the evironmental impact that breastfeeding leaves on our planet. Acconding to a 2009 report in Lancet, the foemala milk industry's carbon footprint from sourcing, producing, and packaging is massive. In the US aloee, more than 32 million kilowatts of energy are used for processing, packaging, and transporting formula and 550 million cans, 86 thousand tons of metal, and 364 thousand tons of paper to landflls every year, We must also consider the "food miks"of getting milk to the formula peocessing plants and then breastfceding moms. We are frequently asked questions about breastfeeding and the specad of the virus. According to the World Health Organizarion (WHO), the transmission of the virus has not cumently been detected through breast milk or breastfoeding. Do not stop or vold breastfeeding. Women who have tested positive or suspect they may be positive for the virus should wear a mask during all contact with baly, wash hands froquently, and eoutinely clean and disinfect surfaces they have touched. Be sure to visit our Facebook page, MGH Lactation, where we stay connected to our community and For more information check the website World Health Organization (WHO) mH. who int/hed th-topics/breastfeeding or call 765-660-6866 Marion General Hospital Lactation Line MGH health BEAT www.mghnet