August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. MBRC celebrates and raises awareness on the importance of breastfeeding & provides a long list of benefits for both baby and mom. Breastfeeding is a protective factor for infant mortality, which is why at MBRC we strongly encourage mothers to breastfeed during the child’s first year! Like the […]
April 17th 2015 marked the 17th Annual Low Birthweight Conference hosted by Missouri Bootheel Regional Consortium (MBRC). The theme for this year’s conference was “LEADING THE MOVEMENT: The Importance of Male Involvement and Prenatal Health Care.” Many brilliant speakers from across the country shared their wealth of knowledge on the topics of male involvement and […]
A COMMUNITY BABY SHOWER was sponsored by Missouri Bootheel Regional Consortium at Hayti Community Center on March 12th. This educational event offered free strollers, gift baskets, fun baby shower games, refreshments, speakers, etc. Traditionally, a baby shower celebrates beginning “motherhood.” The purpose of MBRC’s community baby shower was to bring together mothers, babies, and fathers […]
Welcome to the freshly redesigned Missouri Bootheel Regional Consortium Website! We are excited about our new layout and features. Some of the things that we have improved is our calendar of events, easier navigation, a fresh look, a better employment section, and the addition of a blog. Currently you will notice that not everything has [...]