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Governor Schwarzenegger declares August 2008 Breastfeeding Awareness Month.
The Governor’s signed proclamation affirms the benefits of breastfeeding for mother and baby.

LA Best Babies Network is proud to have the Governor as a supporter for breastfeeding because of the long-term benefits that it has in the growth and development of the infant.

View the Governor’s proclamation here.

Learn more:
See the Network’s breastfeeding fact sheet and Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace Policies brief.

For additional resources please visit our resource center.

Upcoming Events

Lamaze International 2008 Annual Conference, September 11-14, 2008
September 11-14, 2008
“Off and Running for Normal Birth”
The Galt House Hotel & Suites, 140 N. Fourth St., Louisville, KY 40202

Sponsored by: Lamaze International

For more information, visit www.lamaze.org/Default.aspx?tabid=679.

Breastfeeding from all Angles Food For Thought, September 19-20, 2008
September 19-20, 2008
“Breastfeeding from all Angles Food For Thought”
Hs Lordships, 199 Seawall Drive, Berkeley, CA 94710

Sponsored by: Bay Area Lactation Associates

For more information, view brochure.

2008 CityMatCH Urban Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference, September 20-23, 2008
September 20-23, 2008
“A Life-course Perspective: Pathways for Improving Practice in Urban MCH:
Albuquerque, NM

For more information, view brochure.

SAVE THE DATE! 6th Annual Black Midwives and Healers Conference, October 10-12, 2008
October 10-12, 2008
"Renaissance, Resistance, Revolution: Reclaiming the Wise Women Within"
The Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Office Building,163 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027.

Sponsored by: the International Center for Traditional Childbearing

For more information, visit http://blackmidwives.org/index.html.

SAVE THE DATE! Breastfeeding Summit, October 15, 2008
October 15, 2008
“The Crisis in LA Breastfeeding Rates: The Negative Impact on Community Health and Wellbeing”
California Endowment, 1000 N. Alameda St., Los Angeles, CA 90012,
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

For more information, view flyer.

SAVE THE DATE! 5th Annual Childhood Obesity Conference, June 9-12, 2009
June 9-12, 2009
“5th Annual Childhood Obesity Conference”
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, 404 South Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90071  

Sponsored by: the California Department of Public Health; the California Department of Education; and the University of California, Berkeley, Center for Weight and Health.

For conference registration details, call (800) 858-7743.