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4th Trimester Project: Resources for Care Teams and Families

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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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First Food Equity: Fully Integrating Lactation Support into Patient Visits

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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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Free Perinatal Mental Health Screening Clinic

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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 Birth Justice Care Fund

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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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First Food Equity: Gaps in Care for Lactating Families in Durham

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Are you a provider in Durham County? Are you passionate about closing gaps in care related to lactation support? Breastfeed Durham hosted a discussion on Gaps in Care for Lactating Families in Durham, presented by Maya Jackson, founder and Executive Director of Mobilizing African American Mothers through Empowerment (MAAME, Inc.), as part of our First

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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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