INFO:

Breastfeeding is not only a natural way to provide your baby with nourishment, but it also offers a multitude of benefits for both mom and baby. For many moms, the most important benefit is the initial bonding that breastfeeding provides. Breastfeeding creates a special bond between mom and baby that is hard to replicate with any other feeding method. Additionally, breast milk is packed with over 300 components that offer numerous health benefits for both mom and baby. Breast milk contains antibodies that can help protect against illnesses, which is especially important during cold and flu season. Breastfeeding also helps to decrease the risk of many health issues, such as obesity, diabetes, anemia, and certain types of cancers. With all of these benefits, it's no wonder that breastfeeding is considered one of the best ways to give your baby a healthy start in life. Learn more about breastfeeding resources at Dartmouth Health at https://www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/whrc Dartmouth Health Children’s is the only comprehensive pediatric healthcare system in the region. Fully integrated in Dartmouth Health and anchored for more than 30 years by CHaD - Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH - Dartmouth Health Children’s promotes health, advances knowledge, and delivers the best patient and family-centered care for infants, children, and adolescents across New Hampshire and Vermont. Dartmouth Health Children’s conducts groundbreaking research and educates the next generations of health professionals as the primary pediatric partner of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Highly skilled and collaborative child health professionals provide care in multiple settings across the region. Outpatient specialty visits and same-day surgery services are available at CHaD and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Manchester. Primary care appointments in general pediatrics are available at Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics in Bedford, Concord, Lebanon, Manchester and Nashua, NH and Bennington, VT; as well as at Dartmouth Health members: Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital, Cheshire Medical Center, New London Hospital and Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center. For more information about Dartmouth Health Children’s, visit www.childrens.dartmouth-health.org or contact us at (603) 650‐KIDS.