Join us for our next coalition meeting on April 3, 2023 at 11 am! If you haven’t heard we have renamed the group to the Tea & Milk Coalition. We have expanded our mission to reach not only Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) families, but also Middle Eastern and Refugee families in […]
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Milestones Pediatric and Maternal Nutrition offers a free monthly support group in Cary, Raleigh, & Durham for breastfeeding parents and their little ones. This group is staffed by an IBCLC and clinical social worker and is designed for breastfeeding parents and their little ones. They offer an opportunity to feed & weigh your baby along
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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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Emerald Doulas believes that peer-to-peer support is critical for new parents, especially now. That’s why they offer a variety of free support groups during this time in your lives. All of their support groups are trans-inclusive and open to any parents in our community. You do not have to be an Emerald Doulas client to attend!
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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
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 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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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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SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective was formed in 1997 by 16 organizations of women of color from four mini-communities (Native American, African American, Latina, and Asian American) who recognized that we have the right and responsibility to represent ourselves and our communities, and the equally compelling need to advance the perspectives and needs
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The next meeting of the Black Breastfeeding Coalition will be February 9, 2023 from 7 to 8 PM. Black breastfeeding advocates and allies are welcome to join us as we update and improve Breastfeed Durham’s list of Black Maternal Health Organizations and develop one new printed resource. Please register in advance Please feel free to send your ideas and
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