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Carolina Birth & Wellness

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

Carolina Birth & Wellness is a holistic resource center offering physical, emotional, and educational support for all possible reproductive healthcare experiences. They provide breastfeeding families with the assistance they need at every step of their journey, from prenatal Infant Feeding Essentials classes to insurance-covered IBCLC support. Their postpartum doulas, whether daytime or overnight, help parents navigate breastfeeding in home. They […]

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Supporting Lactating Travelers

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

BreastfeedLA recently collaborated with TSA and ACLU SoCal to put together a phenomenal resource on how to support lactating travelers. This resource was used to train TSA workers on how to support lactating travelers, and over 3000 TSA workers have since been trained using this resource. Some of the questions that are addressed in this

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2023 State of WIC Report

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

The National WIC Association released the “2023 State of WIC Report: Building the Bridge to a Healthier Future.” Supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the report centers infant feeding, economic equity, and modernization of the WIC program. It brings lessons learned in 2022 to the forefront of the conversation on reforms, innovation, and policy. This report assesses

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First Food Equity: Impact of Birth Experience on Breastfeeding

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

On April 11, 2023, Breastfeed Durham hosted a presentation and discussion on how one’s birth experience intersects with breastfeeding by Tonya Daniel, MHL, LCCE, FACCE, CD/BDT(DONA), IBCLC as part of our First Food Equity Webinar Series. We invite you to view this transformative presentation and discussion from our First Food Equity Webinar Series. Often people focus on breastfeeding

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Tea & Milk Coalition Meeting

Advocacy, Breastfeeding Communities, Parent Information, Racial Equity, Save the Date / Kim Nguyen

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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Free Breastfeeding Support Group

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

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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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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Emerald Doulas is Back In Person!

Parent Information, News, Save the Date / Breastfeed Durham

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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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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