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“Look at how we exclude women from roles they are fantastically suited for,” said Lucia Jenkins, a registered nurse and founder and executive director of Baby Café USA. “Women in the community who have breastfed successfully and want to guide other mothers, often don't have the opportunity or financial means to pursue a lactation career. We have to be careful not to exclude the people we desperately need to make a cultural change. Baby Cafés offer an inexpensive mentoring program and a site where women can obtain necessary experience and skills to become BCBCs (Baby Café Breastfeeding Counselors)." |
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Baby Cafés are free, drop-in, informal breastfeeding support groups offering ongoing professional lactation care and intervention. Most are open for 2 hours at least once a week. Some communities have more than one Café, each holding meets on different days of the week.
Baby Café USA is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization supporting the development of licensed U.S. Baby Cafés. Registered Non-profit No. 80-0787743 |
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