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AVH Honored as “Baby-Friendly,” Six Years in a Row
October 4, 2020 |
Breast Feeding
New moms will continue to find a warm welcome at Aspen Valley Hospital, which was recently redesignated a Baby-Friendly Hospital by Baby-Friendly USA. “Being a Baby-Friendly Hospital is the gold standard of maternity and infant care practices,” said Heather Knott, RN, Childbirth Educator and International Board-Certified
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Free ZOOM event: “Breastfeeding and Safe Sleep in the Age of COVID-19”
May 22, 2020 |
Breast Feeding
COVID-19
'Breastfeeding and Safe Sleep in the Age of COVID-19' Free Zoom Event June 11th You are invited to a free Zoom event for new and pregnant Colorado parents! Join us on June 11th at 1 pm to learn how to navigate your journey to provide the
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FDA on Marijuana, THC, CBD-Breastfeeding and Pregnancy
November 14, 2019 |
Breast Feeding
Community
News
Pregnancy
New Alert from the FDA on Marijuana, THC, CBD Now that the sale and use of marijuana is legal in many states for medical use and in some states for recreational use, do you discuss the use of cannabis and cannabis-derived products with your pregnant
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Exercise While Breastfeeding
September 19, 2019 |
Breast Feeding
Exercise
Wellness
Women's Health
Exercise While Breastfeeding Moms face many barriers in the postpartum period, in regards to life balance, motherhood, breastfeeding, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle that includes a healthy diet and exercise program. In the August 2019 Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy, authors surveyed more than 600 moms
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Anyone can be a superhero!
August 6, 2019 |
Breast Feeding
Celebrate World Breatfeeding Month Protect your right to breastfeed! Anyone can be a superhero. Colorado laws allow breastfeeding in public. Employers in Colorado are required to provide private space, not a toilet stall, and break time to pump or breastfeed. #COHealthyKids #WBW2019 #COBreastfeeds Talk to
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Fathers are Key Team Players to Breastfeeding Success
June 17, 2019 |
Breast Feeding
Fathers
Fathering norms are constantly changing. Fathers nowadays are more involved in the day-to-day care of children and share more work at home, a vital and ongoing change in the long road towards gender equality. Fathers are more and more involved in caring for babies and have a profound influence on
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Reality-New moms fall asleep feeding their babies…
April 30, 2019 |
Breast Feeding
Where will you be when (not if) you fall asleep while feeding your baby? Dr. Ann Kellams-breaks down the reality of feeding your baby at night, and how to prepare safe feeding spaces, in her blog written for the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. Healthy newborns wake easily and
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Recommendations for Breastfeeding Families During Travel
March 26, 2019 |
Breast Feeding
Travel
What are key recommendations for breastfeeding families during travel? Summer trips are right around the corner! Some breastfeeding families are apprehensive about travel, not knowing the accommodations for nursing or pumping in all the places they will be. The US Center for Disease Control has
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National Emergency Preparedness Month
September 19, 2018 |
Breast Feeding
Community
Key Facts about Breastfeeding and Emergencies Emergencies often occur when least expected, and sometimes when we are least prepared. They can include a wide range of unsettling events, including personal or family crises, public health emergencies (such as a flu pandemic), acts of terror and
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Working Together: Breastfeeding and Complimentary Foods
July 25, 2018 |
Breast Feeding
Nutrition
Working Together: Breastfeeding and Solid Foods Breastfeeding, like many other aspects of parenting, is a gradual process of increasing independence and self-mastery on your baby’s part and a gradual stepping back on yours. You may have already experienced the beginnings of this process during the
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