BreastfeedLA will host a webinar titled “Black Women Breastfeed Too: Past, Present, and Future” on Thursday, February 17, from 1-3:30 p.m. ET. Speaker Shamiesha Ebhotemen, RN, CLES, will discuss historical context for understanding current struggles faced by Black communities in relation to breastfeeding. She will also offer strategies and resources to support the needs of […]
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The U.S. Breastfeeding Committee released a blog post titled “Impact Report: 2021 Breastfeeding Policy Priorities.” The blog provides a detailed account reflecting ongoing USBC activities to advance the five policy priorities identified by and for the First Food field. Together, we made a big impact in 2021. We showed up when it was time to dig
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We were so impressed with the newsletter from Black Mamas Matter Alliance. We would encourage everyone to join their networks your highlights from their previous newsletter. Maternal Mortality Review Committees: Sharing Power with Communities. ”This report summarizes the findings of an environmental scan conducted by a project team within the Black Mamas Matter Alliance in
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Loretta Ross, co-founder of SisterSong and a founding mother of the Reproductive Justice movement, redefines mothering as “creating, nurturing, affirming and supporting life” in the book Revolutionary Mothering. Mothering is “love by any means necessary”. Led by SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, “Mothering in Abundance” is a free, 6-month-long cohort of mothering people
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Together with BreastfeedLA and the Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander (ASAP!) Breastfeeding Task Force of Alameda County, the Asian Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Task Force (APIBTF), 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, we seek to compile and create a resource directory to
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity released county-level breastfeeding initiation rates and related maps using birth certificate data from the 2018-2019 National Vital Statistics System. Celebrating: The Breastfeeding Initiation Rates in Durham County were 89.7% in 2018-2019. Birth certificate data from 2018–2019 National Vital Statistics System were used to determine the
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The U.S. Breastfeeding Committee recently released the series of 2020 Breastfeeding Reports featuring a unique snapshot of key data points and federally funded activities in every state and territory. The North Carolina reports feature information on breastfeeding rates, disparities, maternity care practices, and WIC performance measures, and highlights some of our state’s community-based projects made possible through federal funding in 2020. Download North
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The Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act (H.R. 3110) was passed with bipartisan support in the House of Representatives last year. Now we need to urge the full Senate to take up and pass the bill. One of the most effective and impactful ways that we push for action is by sharing stories from real people
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Please review the 2021 March of Dimes Report Card for North Carolina. Premature birth rates in Durham have increased. We still have so much work to do. The 2021 Report Card highlights the latest key indicators to describe and improve maternal and infant health in the [North Carolina and U.S.]. It features grades for preterm
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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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