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Health department hosts community baby shower
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Brittnee Leitch, left, and Elise Bolden get their cards stamped at the Mercy Hospital table during the community baby shower event at the Homer Cole Center May 1. The baby shower was for pregnant women or new mothers in Crawford County. - photo by Antjea Wolff
PITTSBURG, Kan. — To help mothers connect to resources available in the community, the Crawford County Health Department held its annual community baby shower at the Homer Cole Center on Thursday. The event focused on providing information to pregnant women or mothers with babies younger than six months. Some of the organizations in attendance were Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, Mercy Hospital, Vie Medical and many others.