Community Breastfeeding Educator Program
Community Breastfeeding Educators (CBEs) are mothers from a variety of cultures trained to provide peer-to-peer breastfeeding support. Community Breastfeeding Educators help new mothers and mothers new to America with challenges they may face on their breastfeeding journeys. In this video the educators talk about the challenges they faced as new moms. Find breastfeeding information in a choice of languages from this playlist.
Community Breastfeeding Educators are available to provide information and support in home or on site at MilkWorks, Bluestem Health, Lincoln Family Medicine Center, El Centro de las Americas, the Asian Community and Cultural Center, the Malone Community Center and the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department. Currently, 37 CBEs offer peer counseling in 27 languages. Download a flyer about the CBEs.
The Lincoln CBE program is led by Karina Ruiz-Vargas (IBCLC, Spanish-speaking), Teresa Pena (IBCLC, Spanish-speaking) and Auriel Logenstein (CLC). To be connected with a Community Breastfeeding Educator, please contact CBE@healthylincoln.org.
