Letter: Breastfeeding is good for mother and baby - LubbockOnline.com

  • By labradle
  • May 8, 2013

Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate the connection between a mother and a child. The Nurse-Family Partnership program at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing’s Larry Combest Community Health & Wellness Center has partnered with The Boppy Effect: Get One, Give One program to promote breastfeeding and bring low-income mothers a gift — a Boppy slipcovered nursing pillow — to help them be successful.

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