Forwarded from Mary Johnson...

"Breastfeeding is a natural "safety net" against the worst effects of
poverty. If a child survives the first month of life (the most dangerous
period of childhood) *, exclusive breastfeeding goes a long way toward
canceling out the health difference between being born into poverty and
being born into affluence... it is almost as if breastfeeding takes the
infant out of poverty for those first few months in order to give the
child a fairer start in life and compensate for the injustice of the world
into which it was born.
             James P. Grant, Executive Director, UNICEF  (former exective
director)"

Thanks.

Mary Johnson




You can make a difference in the lives of mothers and children by
promoting breastfeeding.
To learn more about breastfeeding see the following websites:
*Information for women.  http://www.4woman.gov/Breastfeeding/index.htm
*AAP statement on breastfeeding:  http://www.aap.org/policy/re9729.html

Mary B Johnson
Breastfeeding Coordinator
Minnesota WIC Program
Division of Community and Family Health
Minnesota Department of Health

Phone  651.281.9906
Fax      651.215.8951

Street address:
85 East Seventh Place, Suite 400
St Paul, MN  55101

Mailing address:
PO Box 64882
St Paul, MN  55164-0882

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