{"id":3935,"date":"2015-03-03T16:12:14","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T21:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wordpress\/?p=3935"},"modified":"2016-12-03T16:41:49","modified_gmt":"2016-12-03T21:41:49","slug":"the-lehigh-valley-breastfeeding-coalition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=3935","title":{"rendered":"The Lehigh Valley Breastfeeding Coalition | Local Non-Profit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Lehigh Valley Breastfeeding Coalition is a nonprofit collaboration of hospitals, governmental agencies, lactation supporters, business owners, community volunteers, and moms. We\u00a0 serve Lehigh, Northampton, and Carbon Counties and are open to anyone in the community interested in supporting mothers wanting to breastfeed.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Our website\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lehighvalleybreastfeeding.com\" target=\"_blank\">lehighvalleybreastfeeding.com<\/a> features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a calendar of local support group meetings, classes, and breastfeeding related events<\/li>\n<li>a resource guide for finding local lactation supports including IBCLCs, CLCs, helplines, and pumps and equipment,<\/li>\n<li>information on healthcare, legal rights, and how families and employers can help support breastfeeding mothers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We have a blog and connect to the community through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Google+.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LehighValleyBreastfeedingCoalition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/<wbr \/><\/span>LehighValleyBreastfeedingCoali<wbr \/>tion<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/lehighv\/lehigh-valley-breastfeeding-coalition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/<wbr \/><\/span>lehighv\/lehigh-valley-<wbr \/>breastfeeding-coalition\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LVbreastfeeding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/<wbr \/><\/span>LVbreastfeeding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lvbreastfeeding.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">http:\/\/lvbreastfeeding.<wbr \/><\/span>blogspot.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lvbreastfeeding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/<wbr \/><\/span>lvbreastfeeding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/114049252431065498538\/posts\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/<wbr \/><\/span>114049252431065498538\/posts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/lvbreastfeedingcoalition\/?ref=badge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">https:\/\/instagram.com\/<wbr \/><\/span>lvbreastfeedingcoalition\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b>Our Vision<\/b><br \/>\nThe Lehigh Valley Breastfeeding Coalition\u2019s vision is to create a breastfeeding friendly culture and environment among hospitals, businesses, and local leaders that will lead to sustainable change in policies focused on promoting breastfeeding support, education, and the absence of formula-based product promotion.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><b>Mission<\/b><b>\u00a0Statement:<\/b><br \/>\nThe Lehigh Valley Breastfeeding Coalition will support local Hospitals to embrace the Baby-Friendly Hospital status and evidence-based practice thus improving the quality of care for Lehigh Valley mothers who choose breastfeeding as their preferred feeding method for their newborn.<br \/>\n<b>\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Target Statements:<\/b><br \/>\nAll target statements are designed to focus on the following populations- Mothers, Families, Community, Health Care Providers, and Employers.<br \/>\n1.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0To educate on the benefits of breastfeeding<br \/>\n2.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0To promote &amp; 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