Mother of three leads grassroots effort to breastfeed Latino babies in Watsonville, California

Posted on: September 5th, 2006
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“When Ana Maria Luna talks to moms about breastfeeding, they listen.

A certified lactation counselor at the Community Bridges Women Infants and Children program, she is a key element in a grass-roots effort to encourage more Latino mothers to give their babies a healthy start by breastfeeding. Doctors recommend babies be fed only breast milk for the first six months to reduce the likelihood of becoming overweight.”

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