Our Story

The Breastfeeding Center was established in 1987 when Elizabeth “Betsy” Studer saw a need for professional counseling for breastfeeding mothers. After the birth of her third child in 1985, she realized that support for breastfeeding mothers did not exist in the hospital and was limited in the community. At that time she began counseling breastfeeding mothers and in 1987 became a board certified lactation consultant and taught the first breastfeeding class in Stark County at Aultman Hospital. She has been helping mothers and babies ever since.

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