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54 430 268 228 PEER PEER COUNSELOR REFERRALS CONTACTS MADE BY PEER PEER FOR FOR NEW WIC CLIENTS COUNSELORS FOR FOR SUPPORT 100+
WIC BREASTFEEDING PEER COUNSELOR SUPPORT WIC Peer Counselors are paraprofessionals who provide breastfeeding promotion education and support to WIC participants Peer Counselors are mothers from WIC’s target population who have similar racial/ethnic backgrounds to the the the mothers they support Peer Counselors have experience breastfeeding at least one baby and are accessible to WIC clients during and outside usual clinic hours as well as in in or outside of the WIC clinic environment PEER COUNSELORS SUPPORT CLIENTS ACROSS THE STATE
MOMS ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTINUE BREASTFEEDING AT 6 AND 12 MONTHS
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