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Lactation collab collage, from doula to bilingual ibclc: nicola young's vision becomes a clinic

From Doula to Bilingual IBCLC: Nicola Young’s Vision Becomes a Clinic

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Before the Breastfeed Durham Lactation Collaborative existed, Nicola Young was already imagining it. “I initially decided to pursue lactation training after witnessing, as a doula, the barriers to infant feeding support that Spanish-speaking and other historically excluded families were facing in our community. I dreamt of being able to provide lactation support free of charge […]

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WIC, Medicaid, and SNAP: what changed and what did not

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¿Prefiere leer en español? Toda esta información está en español al final de esta página. Green means nothing changed. Blue and orange mean something did. Program Did it change? Who is protected What to do WICNothing changed No. No work hours. No immigration status questions. The same three rules as always: you are pregnant, postpartum,

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New AAP Policy: Pediatricians Should Partner With Community Lactation Support

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The American Academy of Pediatrics has released a new policy statement naming implicit bias, interpersonal microaggressions, and structural racism as real barriers to breastfeeding, and the very first solution it names is partnership with community health workers. That is who we are. The entire Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities framework is built around community health workers and health educators, and around training clinicians to think the way community health workers think. To see that named in national pediatric policy is significant. Read the full policy statement.

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Perinatal Mood Support and Lactation: Building Villages of Care

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In August, Breastfeed Durham partnered with Piedmont AHEC to host a powerful session in our First Food Equity Series—this one centered on the deep connection between perinatal mood support and lactation. The conversation, led by Bernadette Greene, Executive Director of Breastfeed Durham, and Kimberly D. Harper, RN, MPH of UNC’s Collaborative for Maternal and Infant Health, brought together research,

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Grand Opening at WIC and Lincoln Community Health Center’s Chapel Hill Road Site

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On April 28, 2025, we had the privilege of gathering with leaders from Lincoln Community Health Center and the Durham WIC office to celebrate something truly special—the grand opening of their new lactation space at Lincoln Community Health Center’s Lakewood location on Chapel Hill Road. This wasn’t just about a room or a building; it

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Community Choice Award

Community Choice Award

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Introducing the Community Choice Award: Celebrating Quiet Champions of Lactation Equity At Breastfeed Durham, we believe that supporting breastfeeding, chest feeding, and human milk feeding families is everyone’s job. And yet, we know that institutional barriers—bureaucracy, red tape, and even internal politics—can sometimes prevent organizations from formally participating in recognition programs like our Breastfeeding Welcome

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Human Milk Feeding Strategic Plan

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On February 28, 2025, during Breastfeed Durham’s annual Breastfeeding Symposium and Networking Event, Director Jenkins of the Durham County Department of Public Health officially signed the Human Milk Feeding Strategic Plan into action — marking a powerful milestone for lactation equity in our community. This 10-year plan lays out bold goals to improve support for

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When a Health System Says “No” to Lactation Equity

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Every year during Black Maternal Health Week, we are called to remember the mothers and babies we’ve lost—and to take action to protect the ones we still have. We live and work in Durham, North Carolina—the so-called “City of Medicine.” But despite our proximity to world-class medical institutions, Black families here face an alarming and

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