Milwaukee Strong Baby Sabbath: ‘We want them to thrive’

MILWAUKEE – Sunday, Oct. 16 was Milwaukee’s annual Robust Child Sabbath – a day when 36 church buildings within the Milwaukee space promoted well being and training for moms and their infants.

The mayor’s workplace stated round 100 infants which can be born in Milwaukee every year don’t see their first birthday.

Ebeneezer Church of God in Christ was one of many 36 Milwaukee congregations celebrating the Robust Child Sabbath. 

“We would like it to exit in our group in order that aunts, grandmothers, moms and group members will assist that pregnant mother so we are able to have wholesome infants,” the pastor stated.

The church buildings teamed up with metropolis leaders and the medical group to stop toddler deaths.

“It gives dietary data, and it lets younger moms know and perceive what’s taking place to their our bodies and care for his or her youngsters,” the pastor stated.

The Robust Child Sabbath is a day to interact the group about toddler mortality statistics. It is a advanced drawback medical professionals say is expounded to poverty, race and well being disparities. 

Julia Means is a nurse who’s dedicated to giving infants a wholesome begin to life.

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“We work collectively to work with our pregnant mothers so every baby reaches their first birthday, that they are born full-term and so they’re regular beginning weight,” Means stated.

They’re devoted to creating a higher influence on Milwaukee’s future by saving lives.

“We would like them to thrive. We would like our kids to be who God needs them to be,” Means stated.