ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Belmont County Board of Commissioners declared August as Breastfeeding Awareness Month, and county officials touted breastfeeding’s benefits at its latest meeting.

Belmont County WIC Department Director Lori DeCoy and Breastfeeding Peer Helper Krysila Baratie were in attendance at the board’s regularly scheduled Wednesday morning meeting and spoke about the importance of raising awareness about breastfeeding.

Decoy said her team promotes breastfeeding as much as they can throughout the entire year, not just the month of August.

“All of the women that come into the office that are pregnant, we always try to encourage them to at least try to breastfeed,” she said. “We encourage at least the first one to two weeks to give it a try, so that the babies can receive the colos

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