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Know your Rights: Pregnant, Postpartum, and Breastfeeding Workers

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Pregnancy and employment are not mutually exclusive. The ACLU of Delaware released a webpage titled “Pregnant, Post-Partum and Breastfeeding Workers” to answer common questions about pregnancy accommodations, the right to express milk at work, harassment related to pregnancy and breastfeeding, and where to seek help.  The Department of Labor has also released an informational webpage […]

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First Food Equity Webinar Series

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Breastfeed Durham hosted a virtual First Food Equity Webinar Series for providers in Durham County and the surrounding areas on the second Tuesday of each month between October 2022-May 2023. Breastfeed Durham invited providers and community members to participate in our First Food Equity Series: A Shared Responsibility. Community members who are working to build effective alliances across

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Improving Community Outcomes for Maternal and Child Health

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November kicked off Black Babies Awareness Month, a campaign led by the Equity Research Action Coalition at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill that calls to protect, promote, and preserve the health and wellbeing of Black infants and families. In 2021, women who gave birth in Durham County tended to be older and more educated

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Aya Birth & Community Wellness Community Survey

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This is a must-read article! There are plans for a new birth center opening in Durham in Fall 2023 under completely different leadership. We know you care about access to these services for families, so please fill out the Aya Birth & Community Wellness community survey! Tina and Amber are working hard during the research and development phase

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 Women’s Birth and Wellness Center is Closed

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Rumors the Women’s Birth and Wellness Center was closing its Chapel Hill clinic began circulating online last May, when the clinic stopped accepting new patient birth requests. Renewed speculation began on Reddit in September as users discussed how after 27 years of serving North Carolina women and families, the clinic may be closing for good. Until this

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Ask the White House to Invest in Breastfeeding

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On September 28, 2022, The Biden-Harris Administration hosted a White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health and released the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. It was great to see breastfeeding and human milk feeding included in the strategy, but it’s imperative that we invest in infant feeding and breastfeeding to support the

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