Editor’s note (September 2026): This post is kept as part of Breastfeed Durham’s historical record from 2022. Las familias de nuestra comunidad se reunirán el 14 de mayo de 2022 de 3 a 6 p.m. en Forest Hills Park para tener la oportunidad de celebrar (RSVP). Los últimos dos años han sido particularmente difíciles y […]
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Join Breastfeed Durham for a day of advocacy. Reach out to your favorite locally owned business or community organization and encourage them to apply to become a Breastfeeding Friendly Community Partner. Or reach out to your favorite bodega and/or the safe places for breastfeeding families. We intentionally ask those of you who are connected to
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We wanted to share these remarkable studies that proves what many of us have known for a long time. Unequivocal evidence that breastfeeding decreases infant mortality in the United States. We welcome you to review the following studies: Breastfeeding and post-perinatal infant deaths in the United States, A national prospective cohort analysis.Ruowei Li, Julie Ware, Aimin Chen, Jennifer M. Nelson, Jennifer M. Kmet, Sharyn E. Parks, Ardythe
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CleanAIRE NC is excited to announce that our health initiative, NC Clinicians for Climate Action (NCCCA), will launch as an independent clinician-led organization in November. There is growing recognition among health professionals that climate change is a public health emergency, and we are proud to support that growth. NCCCA is currently recruiting leadership positions, please contact stephanie@cleanairenc.org to get involved.
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BreastfeedLA (breastfeedla.org) and the Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander (ASAP!) Breastfeeding Task Force of Alameda County, the Asian Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Task Force (APIBTF), breastfeedla.org/aapi-breastfeeding-task-force/) is conducting a nationwide landscape analysis of lactation resources available to Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities. As part of this project, they are seeking to compile and create a resource directory to
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Time to register! 31st ANNUAL ART OF BREASTFEEDING CONFERENCEKeeping Current: Timely Issues for Breastfeeding SupportVIRTUAL EVENTDAY 1 Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 8:00 am – 12:30 pmDAY 2 Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm ATTEND ONE OR BOTH DAYS! For more information and to register: https://www.wakeahec.org/courses-and-events/66232/ Objectives Define the social
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DescriptionParticipants will be awarded 1.75 L-CERPs and 2 Contact HoursPlease join BreastfeedLA on August 12th from 10 AM to 12:30 PM PST for Revitalizing Culture through Breastfeeding and Chestfeeding a live webinar featuring Kimberly Moore-Salas, IBCLC , Amanda Singer, CLC, Briana Groten, BSN, IBCLC, Natasha Bowman. Together Kimberly Moore-Salas and Amanda Singer will present a powerful discussion on the ancestral
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The Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Community Resource Fair is planing a Drive-Through event on this Thursday, July 29, 9-1pm. Parents will register (if possible) ahead of time, and drive through the parking lot at Welcome Baby anytime from 9-1 pm that day to pick up a bag of goodies, resources, and information from partners. The
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Breastfeed Durham is working to get 38 businesses certified as breastfeeding-friendly. With the help of Monuts, J Lights Market & Cafe, Empower Therapy PLLC, Semaphore Marketing, and all the breastfeeding-friendly Durham businesses, we’re over halfway there!If you know of a business that would like to apply, please have them fill out this form. It takes
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We are learning to think about more than milk and think about the whole family, and also to think about the family as the kids get bigger. Language matters! Inclusive language is important, because words make a difference. Words have the power to recognize and affirm a person’s identity or to deny or disregard their
