{"id":62526,"date":"2026-02-20T12:39:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=62526"},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:39:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:39:49","slug":"nova-scotia-health-launches-new-infant-feeding-centre-in-central-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=62526","title":{"rendered":"Nova Scotia Health launches new infant feeding centre in Central Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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LOWER SACKVILLE:<\/strong> Nova Scotia Health Public Health and Primary Health Care are partnering to offer a new avenue for infant feeding support in Central Zone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginning this month, parents and caregivers can access specialized, one-on-one feeding guidance at the Public Health Infant Feeding Centre, offered weekly at the Mumford Professional Centre (6960 Mumford Road, Halifax).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new Centre is designed to help families navigate common feeding challenges, including latching, positioning, milk supply, pumping, and more. Experienced Public Health nurses will provide individualized support to help parents feel confident and informed in their feeding journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLearning to feed your baby is one of the important parts of early parenting. Our goal is to ensure families feel supported every step of the way,\u201d said Katherine Malec, Early Years Manager for Central Zone Public Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This service builds on the work done by Public Health nurses across the province, who offer in-home and community-based infant feeding support, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       One-on-one feeding assessments\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       Help with latching and positioning\u202ffor breastfeeding or chestfeeding<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       Support to determine if baby is getting enough milk <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       Solutions for common feeding challenges\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       Guidance on pumping, milk expression and safe storage of milk <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       Tips for feeding while returning to work\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       Education on newborn feeding behaviours\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       Support for bonding and responsive, cue-based feeding\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       Support for safe formula preparation and feeding\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       Help connecting clients with community and healthcare services and resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While many common feeding challenges can be addressed by Public Health nurses, more complex medical issues, like tongue ties, will be supported by the nurse practitioner associated with the clinic when needed, or referred to another provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe partnership with Public Health strengthens support for patients and ensures new parents can access the right care, at the right time, based on their individual needs, with guidance and navigation available at every step,\u201d said Kolten MacDonell, Director, Primary Health Care, Central Zone, Nova Scotia Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Public Health Infant Feeding Centre offers appointments every Tuesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To book, families can call 902-221-2366 or email PublicHealthIFC@nshealth.ca<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Referrals can also be made by healthcare providers and community organizations supporting families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about Public Health\u2019s infant feeding support services across Nova Scotia, visit www.nshealth.ca\/infant-feeding-support<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LOWER SACKVILLE: Nova Scotia Health Public Health and Primary Health Care are partnering to offer a new avenue for infant feeding support in Central Zone. Beginning this month, parents and caregivers can access specialized, one-on-one feeding guidance at the Public Health Infant Feeding Centre, offered weekly at the Mumford Professional Centre (6960 Mumford Road, Halifax). […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62542,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,957],"tags":[2559,196,50,10393,13,48,3009],"class_list":["post-62526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news","tag-central-zone","tag-east-hants","tag-halifax","tag-infant-feeding-centre","tag-lower-sackville","tag-n-s","tag-nova-scotia-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62526\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/62542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}