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A sad closing announcement.

After 12 years of helping mothers and healthcare providers to support, protect, and promote breastfeeding, Emerald Coast Alliance for Breastfeeding Support is retiring. We will be sharing our accumulated resources and looking for a buyer for our breastfeeding support trailer. Times have changed and volunteers are not as readily available as in the past. We… Continue reading A sad closing announcement.

Advocacy, Breastfeeding News, Calendar, Supporting Breastfeeding

ECABS Annual Awards 2018

Coming up in just over a week, we will be holding our annual ECABS National Breastfeeding Month Awards Night. onelifeinterior.com Please come out to Sacred Heart Hospital Auditorium, Thursday, August 16th, at 6:00pm for our Award Reception. Two women have been chosen this year for the Frankie Mims Spirit of Service Awards for their support of… Continue reading ECABS Annual Awards 2018

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ECABS National Breastfeeding Month Award Night 2017

Our 2017 Breastfeeding Award Night had to be postponed till September, so we didn't get to celebrate during National Breastfeeding Month. makeupjogja.com  We had the Award Night at Baptist Hospital on September 21, 2017. We were able to honor an awardee for her support and advocacy for breastfeeding in our area. Jayne Voyles, RN, BSN, LCCE, FACCE, IBCLC Lactation Consultant at Baptist Hospital… Continue reading ECABS National Breastfeeding Month Award Night 2017

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ECABS National Breastfeeding Month Awards Night 2016

Tonight we were able to honor two awardees for their support and advocacy for breastfeeding in our area. Dr. Jason Straub, Pediatrician at Pensacola Pediatrics in Pensacola, is the 2016 recipient of the Physician Leadership Award and Judi Deavenport RNC, BSN, Labor & Delivery Nurse at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, FL is the recipient of the Frankie Mims Spirit… Continue reading ECABS National Breastfeeding Month Awards Night 2016

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ECABS National Breastfeeding Month Awards Night

The Emerald Coast Alliance for Breastfeeding Support will again celebrate World Breastfeeding Week and National Breastfeeding Month this month with a special meeting to honor physicians and breastfeeding supporters who go above and beyond the norm in their support, protection and promotion of breastfeeding. We will be honoring Amy Foland, MD, FAAP, the 2015 recipient… Continue reading ECABS National Breastfeeding Month Awards Night

Advocacy, Breastfeeding News, Supporting Breastfeeding

The Pensacola Interstate Fair is about to start! We need volunteers

We will again be sponsoring and managing a breastfeeding support booth at the Pensacola Interstate Fair on October 16th to 26th. ECABS will provide an area for moms to breastfeed in a clean, private area as well as provide a changing table, supplies, and water for moms. This will be our FIFTH year at the fair. We've… Continue reading The Pensacola Interstate Fair is about to start! We need volunteers

Breastfeeding News, Supporting Breastfeeding

Nominations Still Open for August National Breastfeeding Month Awards

The Emerald Coast Alliance for Breastfeeding Support will again celebrate World Breastfeeding Week and National Breastfeeding Month in August with a special meeting to honor physicians and breastfeeding supporters who go above and beyond the norm in their support, protection and promotion of breastfeeding. We would like your help in this endeavor. Nominations for these awards… Continue reading Nominations Still Open for August National Breastfeeding Month Awards

Advocacy, Breastfeeding News, Supporting Breastfeeding

The fair is coming! ECABS need volunteers for fair booth!

We will once again be sponsoring and managing a breastfeeding support booth at the Pensacola Interstate Fair on October 17th to 27th. ECABS will provide an area for moms to breastfeed in a clean, private area as well as provide a changing table, supplies, and water for moms. This will be our FOURTH year at… Continue reading The fair is coming! ECABS need volunteers for fair booth!

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National Breastfeeding Month Celebration: Thursday August 15th.

ECABS is celebrating World Breastfeeding Week and National Breastfeeding Month this coming Thursday, August 15th at the Sacred Heart MOB Meeting Room (off the main lobby) in Pensacola. The celebration will begin at 6:30p.m. with a welcome to all those present. We will be presenting the third annual ECABS Awards to highlight individuals in our community who… Continue reading National Breastfeeding Month Celebration: Thursday August 15th.

Advocacy, Breastfeeding News, Supporting Breastfeeding

Nominations for ECABS Awards Nears Deadline

The Emerald Coast Alliance for Breastfeeding Support will again celebrate World Breastfeeding Week and National Breastfeeding Month in August with a special meeting to honor physicians and breastfeeding supporters who go above and beyond the norm in their support, protection and promotion of breastfeeding. We would like your help in this endeavor. Nominations for these awards… Continue reading Nominations for ECABS Awards Nears Deadline