Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:03 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:03:02 GMT
Paramedics tell us they're amazed no one was seriously hurt in a rush hour crash just outside Albany Monday evening. The driver of a pickup truck lost control on Philema Road just before 5:00. The truckMore >>
The driver of a pickup truck and his passenger walk away from the mangled wreckage after a crash.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:02 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:02:59 GMT
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Wrecked cars and yard debris slow traffic on Albany's bypass.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:45 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:45:07 GMT
Moultrie Police tell us they have the accused triggerman in a shooting in custody after two weeks on the run. Police arrested 19-year-old Darren Huntley over the weekend in Waycross. 22-year-old DominiqueMore >>
Moultrie Police tell us they have the accused triggerman in a shooting in custody after two weeks on the run.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:37 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:37:21 GMT
Students at a South Georgia University are working together to make it into the workforce. Nursing students at Georgia Southwestern asked business students to help them prepare for their job searches. HumanMore >>
Students at a South Georgia University are working together to make it into the workforce.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:28 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:28:47 GMT
A lot of South Georgians are all too familiar with the damage a tornado can do. An EF-3 tornado roared through Americus six years ago. It killed two people and destroyed Sumter Regional Hospital andMore >>
A lot of South Georgians are all too familiar with the damage a tornado can do.More >>
ALBANY, GA (WALB) – Studies have long shown the benefits of breast milk. Now, Phoebe Putney hospital is passing along that message to people who work with new moms.
More than 60 health care workers are taking part in a week-long training course on the benefits of breastfeeding and how to encourage mothers to breastfeed their children.
The certified lactation counselor conference is sponsored by the Children's Miracle Network. Teresa Darity is a Mother/baby nurse at Phoebe. She's also the mother of a two-month old boy who she is nursing.
She said, "Breastfeeding is not just about wanting your baby close to you, but it's also about their health and also about them having a better start in life."
RN/Lactation Consultant Debra Knight said, "That's why we have breasts. That's what we're intended to do with them is breastfeed our babies and the babies are healthier, mommas are healthier. Babies have less illness."
RN/Lactation Consultant Dr. Karin Cadwell said, "When we look at the most fragile and most vulnerable babies, that's where it's clearest that breastmilk makes the biggest difference."
The participants will take a test Friday to receive their certification.
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