Established in 1992, BELLAS is unique in that it offers moms support throughout the duration of breastfeeding. We are also unique because we target low income, minority and teen-age
mothers who often lack the resources to obtain lactation assistance, and whose babies can gain the most from breast milk.
One of the cornerstones of our success has been the experience and empathy
of our counselors. We have a culturally diverse counseling staff including
Lactation Consultants certified by the International Board of Certified Lactation
Consultants (IBCLC) and La Leche League Leaders with as much as 20 years
of experience in breastfeeding instruction. BELLAS counselors are..........(click here to read more!)
NEW! See our Power Point presentation about the upcoming Baby Faire and Fashion Show HERE !
Join us for the Baby Faire and Fashion Show on August 9, 2008 from 1pm to 4:30 pm!! Click HERE for more information!!
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New BELLAS peer counselor training schedule
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Our purpose for existing is to provide low-income, minority, and adolescent mothers in Mecklenburg County with free breastfeeding peer counseling, support, and education in English and Spanish.
Our dream for tomorrow is to provide breastfeeding peer counseling to a higher percentage of low-income, minority, and adolescent mothers, particularly in Mecklenburg County’s growing Hispanic community, and raise the incidence and duration of breastfeeding among our clients to meet the U.S. Healthy People 2010 goals of 75% of mothers initiating breastfeeding, and 50% continuing to breastfeed at six months. |
