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INCLUSIVITY - FAMILY - OPENNESS - PEER SUPPORT - RESPECT - EMPOWERMENT
We are an information group offering support to families during the perinatal period (pregnancy - about 2 years).
We are a non-profit organization supported by more than 200 members offering services throughout the Magdalen Islands, Quebec, since September 13, 1993.
OUR MISSION
Support families in learning their new parent-child role by:
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creating a breastfeeding-friendly culture in the hospital, at home, at work and in society;
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representing new families with various local bodies;
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celebrating World Breastfeeding Week annually;
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informing future parents and new families about newborn feeding and their new parenting roles through training and the distribution of documentation;
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supporting new families in initiating, continuing and ending breastfeeding;
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recruiting, training and coordinating breastfeeding peer mentors.
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