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Moms & Babies Deserve a Healthy Environment : An Environmental Health Perspective on First Food
Check out this very special and timely learning opportunity for the month of December!
Practicum description: As breastfeeding advocates, we talk about what makes a healthy baby and healthy mama, and the importance of breastfeeding, but rarely do we educate how the chemicals that are in our food can potentially affect breastmilk. It is well-documented that certain environmental chemicals end up in breast milk, and nursing babies are unnecessarily exposed. Our food system is characterized by large-scale mechanized production of single crops, and highly dependent on fossil fuels and the widespread use of chemicals, including pesticides, heavy metals, and other environmental chemicals.
Presented by: Stacy Davis
Stacy Davis started with BMBFA as a member in October 2009. Stacy has a B.B.A. in Health Services Administration. Her passion as a community worker for the past 15 years and love for breastfeeding support led her to train as a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor through Black Mothers’ Breastfeeding Association and later to achieve International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) status as a result of her participation in the Mother Nurture Lactation College. Read more about Stacy!