August 3, 2007 - The Focus News

FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY
is a 13-week program taught by Dave
Ramsey via video that teaches families to communicate
about money and equips them to
beat debt and build wealth God’s way.
Faith Christian Family Church
Call to Register: 636-456-4748 ext.20
Or visit Web site: www.fcf.net
Classes Begin
Wednesday, September 5
in WARRENTON • 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
OR
Sunday, September 9
in WENTZVILLE • 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
CALL REGARDING CHILD CARE
FREE PREVIEW
Sun., August 12 • 6:30 p.m. Wentzville Campus OR
Wed., August 15 • 6:30 p.m. Warrenton Campus
August is Missouri
Breastfeeding
Month
Breastfeeding rates in Missouri
are on the rise, but the
Missouri Department of Health
and Senior Services is hoping
more mothers will choose
breastfeeding and breastfeed
longer to give their babies the
best start in life.
The benefits of breastfeeding
are emphasized during Missouri
Breastfeeding Month, observed
annually in August. In addition,
Worldwide Breastfeeding Week
is observed Aug. 1-7.
“Breastfeeding contributes to
the good health of babies as well
as their mothers,” said Sharmini
Rogers, chief of the state health
department’s Bureau of Genetics
and Healthy Childhood. “It is
one of the most important decisions
a new mother can make.”
Just over 65 percent of babies
in Missouri were breastfed
at birth in 2004, according to the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. The CDC’s national
Healthy People 2010 breastfeeding
goal is 75 percent at
birth.
Research shows that breastfeeding
promotes a baby’s good
health from birth and throughout
life. Breastfeeding helps
facilitate the development of a
baby’s brain as well as aid in
the growth of the immune system
to withstand such ailments
as diarrhea, ear infections and
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