The Maternal Childbirth Nurses' Interest Group (MCNIG) provides a vehicle for representing expertise in clinical and/or functional aspects of perinatal health care for the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO). MCNIG is an ambassador of the Home Office and the Board of Directors on perinatal matters.
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Reducing the Risk of Childhood Obesity through Breastfeeding
A Working Group comprised of members from RNAO, the Ontario Breastfeeding Committee (OBC) and the Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA) have been working on a document which discusses breastfeeding as a strategy to reduce the risk of childhood obesity.
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