Peer Counseling Program
and Breastfeeding Moms

Peer Counselors are another benefit of WIC.   They are women who have breastfed their babies and are trained to help other women learn to breastfeed.  They provide support at local WIC clinics where you can share your stories with other moms and find solutions to problems.  Peer Counselors also help breastfeeding mothers in other ways.  They work with new moms one-on-one and sometimes even make homes or hospital visits.

Breastfeeding moms also receive more nutrition help from WIC.  In addition to their other foods, they receive tuna and carrots.  If women choose not to breastfeed, WIC provides infant formula.

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