3-Minute Interview: Glenda Hamilton

Below is an excerpt from the Examiner! Check it out :)  

SAN FRANCISCO (Map, News) - Glenda Hamilton, 42, runs the Newborn Connections center at California Pacific Medical Center. She, along with the center, will host a picnic Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Eureka Valley Recreation Center where women can learn more about breastfeeding, in conjunction with World Breastfeeding Week. RSVP at (415) 291-9506.

What made you want to work as a lactation educator? When my [18-year-old] son was born, I was the only one out of my friends who had a child. I felt very isolated, and despite reaching out to doctors for advice, I came up empty-handed.

What's your favorite thing about your work? Seeing an anxious, nervous, expectant mom come in with so many questions, so unsure of herself, and a couple of months after the birth she’s so confident in her parenting skills.

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