Press Release
The Breastfeeding Community of Practice (CoP) is pleased to introduce: The Breastfeeding Support Helping Tree
If you are a new mother, know a new mother, or if you work with breastfeeding mothers, welcome to your new resource guide for Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM)!
WHAT: The Helping Tree is a resource for breastfeeding families in HRM. This guide provides an extensive list of community resources specifically designed to support a breastfeeding mom and her family.
FOR: The Tree is for families within HRM that would like knowledge and support around breastfeeding. It can also be a tool for those who interact with new mothers requiring breastfeeding support.
DETAILS: The Helping Tree has been over a year in the making. Members of the CoP worked tirelessly to consult with service providers throughout HRM to ensure accuracy. The online version of The Helping Tree is being continuously updated such that families accessing information via our website will always have the most current information available.
INQUIRIES: Please visit our website at www.breastfeedingcop.com. You can send us a message via the website! If there is a resource in your community that you would like to see added to The Helping Tree, please let us know.
The Helping Tree in Our Community
Helping Tree posters will be distributed to a variety of community organizations and breastfeeding friendly spaces that support mothers and families. The IWK Health Centre will also be distributing posters to staff and physicians who work throughout the Health Centre to support them as they care for breastfeeding women, babies, and their families.
To request a printed poster of The Helping Tree, please contact Marianne Blair-Cutler Marianne.Blair-Cutler@cdha.nshealth.ca or phone 481-5837.
To learn more about The Breastfeeding Community of Practice, please visit our website, engage with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter!
If you are a new mother, know a new mother, or if you work with breastfeeding mothers, welcome to your new resource guide for Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM)!
WHAT: The Helping Tree is a resource for breastfeeding families in HRM. This guide provides an extensive list of community resources specifically designed to support a breastfeeding mom and her family.
FOR: The Tree is for families within HRM that would like knowledge and support around breastfeeding. It can also be a tool for those who interact with new mothers requiring breastfeeding support.
DETAILS: The Helping Tree has been over a year in the making. Members of the CoP worked tirelessly to consult with service providers throughout HRM to ensure accuracy. The online version of The Helping Tree is being continuously updated such that families accessing information via our website will always have the most current information available.
INQUIRIES: Please visit our website at www.breastfeedingcop.com. You can send us a message via the website! If there is a resource in your community that you would like to see added to The Helping Tree, please let us know.
The Helping Tree in Our Community
Helping Tree posters will be distributed to a variety of community organizations and breastfeeding friendly spaces that support mothers and families. The IWK Health Centre will also be distributing posters to staff and physicians who work throughout the Health Centre to support them as they care for breastfeeding women, babies, and their families.
To request a printed poster of The Helping Tree, please contact Marianne Blair-Cutler Marianne.Blair-Cutler@cdha.nshealth.ca or phone 481-5837.
To learn more about The Breastfeeding Community of Practice, please visit our website, engage with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter!
