SWOBC would like to welcome Dr. Nils Bergman Dr. Nils Bergman, international expert on Kangaroo Care will be in Cincinnati on Thursday, February 26th, 9:15am-10:45am at CCHMC’s research auditorium, to present “Skin-to-Skin Contact: Turning the Science into Evidence” in combination with “Kangaroo Mother Care: Restoring the Original Paradigm.” Presentation free but registration required by February 20th.

We are so pleased and excited to welcome Dr. Julie Ware, MD, MPH, IBCLC to the Southwest Ohio Breastfeeding Coalition! Julie, a board-certified pediatrician and lactation consultant, recently moved to Cincinnati from Memphis, where she chaired the Shelby County Breastfeeding Coalition and was Co-Chapter Breastfeeding Coordinator for the Tennessee AAP. As a passionate advocate for breastfeeding, Julie spearheaded and participated in efforts that nearly doubled the breastfeedin