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Job Opportunity: Project Coordinator for Black Breastfeeding Coalition

Advocacy, Breastfeeding Communities, News, Racial Equity / Breastfeed Durham

Breastfeed Durham is currently seeking a Project Coordinator to lead our Black Breastfeeding Coalition. This is a volunteer opportunity that will transition into a paid position within 2-3 months. We are offering a chance to make a meaningful impact in our community by promoting and supporting Black families in their human milk feeding journey. The […]

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4th Trimester Project: Resources for Care Teams and Families

Advocacy, Breastfeeding Communities, News, Parent Information, Providers / Breastfeed Durham

Open-Access Postpartum Toolkit Materials Access free, evidence-based postpartum toolkit materials for care teams, birthing parents, and families here. Research and Reading List Podcast and Streams 2022-2023 Community of Practice Recordings The 4th Trimester Project team at UNC-Chapel Hill has support from the HRSA-funded NC Maternal Health Innovation Initiative to collaborate with North Carolina clinics to

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2023 North Carolina Breastfeeding Report

Breastfeeding Communities, Advocacy, News, Racial Equity / U.S. Breastfeeding Committee

The U.S. Breastfeeding Committee is thrilled to announce the launch of the 2023 State and Territory Breastfeeding Reports! These expansive reports were developed to educate policymakers and the public on the status of breastfeeding where they live, compare their data to national averages, and highlight opportunities to address gaps in breastfeeding support. Each report describes how breastfeeding

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1st Annual EMBRACE Retreat

Save the Date, Advocacy, Breastfeeding Communities, Racial Equity / Breastfeed Durham

Our community partners in Chatham County are hosting the 1st Annual EMBRACE Retreat. The theme this year is Our Stories, Our Power: Building a Birth Equity Village. Led by Kim Pevia– Hope Dealer, Social and Emotional Justice Warrior, Love Alchemist- we will explore the power of our shared stories within a heart open and inclusive space. The goal for

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First Food Equity: Fully Integrating Lactation Support into Patient Visits

Advocacy, Breastfeeding Communities, Providers, Save the Date / Breastfeed Durham

Are you a provider in Durham County? Are you passionate about incorporating lactation support into your patient visits? On March 14, 2023, Breastfeed Durham hosted a presentation and discussion on how medical professionals can successfully partner to fully integrate appropriate lactation support into patient visits by Emily Harmon, MD, IBCLC as part of our First Food

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Welcoming New Community Health Worker

ICO4MCH, Advocacy, Breastfeeding Communities, News / Shakeya Brevard, Public Health Education Specialist

I am extremely excited to introduce Andrea Chicas, our new community health worker! Andrea was born in New York but moved to Charlotte, North Carolina at an early age where she was raised. Andrea graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where she studied Public Health. As a native Spanish speaking, first-generation college

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Exclusive Pumping

Advocacy, Breastfeeding Communities, News, Parent Information, Providers / Elaina Lee, MD, NABBLM-C

At Breastfeed Durham, we realize that there are many parents who choose to exclusively express/pump (EE/EP) milk for their babies. EE/EP is increasingly common in our society, and it is the best solution for many people who want to feed human milk to their babies. EE/EP is still breastfeeding since it provides human milk produced

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PUMP Act signed into law!

Advocacy, Breastfeeding Communities, News, Parent Information / U.S. Breastfeeding Committee

The Break Time for Nursing Mothers law, passed in 2010, requires employers to provide reasonable break time and a private, non-bathroom space for breastfeeding employees to pump during the work day. While this was an important step, nearly one in four women of childbearing age were not covered by the Break Time law. The PUMP for

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Equity Before Birth Dance Party

Save the Date, Advocacy, Breastfeeding Communities, News, Parent Information, Racial Equity / Breastfeed Durham

Equity Before Birth is a nonprofit charity organization that saves the lives of Black birthers and their babies by increasing access to pregnancy-related support and services and eliminating financial barriers to these services. Equity Before Birth is organizing a Dance Party Fundraiser in observance of Black Maternal Health Week. The organization’s mission is to save

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Free Perinatal Mental Health Screening Clinic

Parent Information, Advocacy, Breastfeeding Communities, News, Providers / Breastfeed Durham

Perinatal mental health refers to mental health during pregnancy and the postpartum period. At Breastfeed Durham, we believe that all birthing people experiencing perinatal mental health struggles should have access to proper screening, diagnosis, and treatment. To that degree, we want to share with our community: Anchor Perinatal Wellness. Based in Raleigh, Anchor Perinatal Wellness

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