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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE: November 4, 2014

CONTACT:
Julie Kukla
(989) 894-3827
[email protected]

McLaren Bay Region Schedules Breastfeeding Class

McLaren Bay Region has scheduled a Breastfeeding Class on Tuesday, November 25 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Women’s Health Pavilion, 3175 West Professional Drive, Bay City.

This class is for expectant mothers who wish to have more information on breastfeeding. We will address your questions and concerns and provide information on: benefits, getting off to the best start, proper positioning/latching on, troubleshooting tips, feeding patterns in infants, pumping and storing breast milk, and back-to-work routine. We encourage you to bring a support person to class.

The class is $25 for the one-night class; however the fee is reduced to $20 if also registered for any other class through McLaren Bay’s Childbirth & Parent Education program. To register online, visit our website at mclaren.org/bayregion and click on “Classes & Events.” For more information, or to register by phone, please contact (989) 894-9517.

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About McLaren Health Care
McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Flint, Michigan, is a fully integrated health network committed to quality evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, the state’s only proton therapy center, an employed primary care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 260,000 lives, home health and hospice providers, retail medical equipment showrooms, pharmacy services, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 41 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive centers in the U.S. McLaren has 21,000 employees and more than 25,000 network providers. Its operations are housed in more than 300 facilities serving a 54-county market and 75 percent of Michigan’s population. Learn more at www.mclaren.org.