Many pregnant women have limited knowledge of breastfeeding and may have heard positive or negative stories related to breastfeeding from friends and family. A breastfeeding class can help you better understand how breastfeeding works, how to establish a healthy supply of breastmilk, how to help the baby latch, how to know if the baby is getting enough milk, and different breastfeeding positions. The instructor will teach the benefits of breastfeeding, breastfeeding positions, using a breast pump, safe formula feeding, when to switch to solids and safe bottle preparation. These classes aim to help moms learn breastfeeding basics to have a successful breastfeeding experience.
Facilitator: Mikayla Guerrier, MPH, Centering Facilitator Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Palm Beach County
Mikayla Guerrier is a CenteringPregnancy Facilitator with Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies, where she Facilitates breastfeeding and nutrition education for her clients in the CenteringPregnancy program. Mikayla expanded her knowledge in nutrition by attending the 2-day Nutrition in Pregnancy Conference in Washington, D.C.
She is a passionate public health professional who focuses on alleviating health disparities in maternal health among Black populations. She attended the University of South Florida, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health. Later she received a Master in Public Health at Florida International University. Mikayla engaged in coursework regarding nutrition while pursuing her MPH. In her downtime, Mikayla loves practicing the arts through classical music, dance, acting, and eating ice cream with her friends and family.