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Free Breastfeeding Support Group

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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1st Annual EMBRACE Retreat

Our community partners in Chatham County are hosting the 1st Annual EMBRACE Retreat. The theme this year is Our Stories, Our Power: Building a Birth Equity Village. Led by Kim Pevia– Hope Dealer, Social and Emotional Justice Warrior, Love Alchemist- we will explore the power of our shared stories within a heart open and inclusive space. The goal for

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First Food Equity: Fully Integrating Lactation Support into Patient Visits

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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Equity Before Birth Dance Party

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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Black Breastfeeding Coalition Meeting

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

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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Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Lactation Support Coalition Meeting

Community advocates are warmly invited to come together for the first Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Lactation Support Coalition meeting on January 23, 2023 at 3:30 pm. This coalition will meet quarterly. Please share this information with your networks. The goal of these meetings would be to have the larger community discuss gaps in care

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Lactancia Latina Coalition

Para la traducción en español, por favor mire abajo Breastfeed Durham would like to introduce you to Nicola Young <nicola@breastfeedingcommunities.org>. Nicola is the new facilitator of Breastfeed Durham’s Lactancia Latina Coalition. Nicola Young is currently a medical student at Duke University School of Medicine and volunteer birth doula with UNC’s Birth Partners. Prior to moving to

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First Food Equity: A Discussion of Birth and Community Wellness

On January 10, 2023 at noon, Amber Rodriguez and Tina Braimah took part in Breastfeed Durham’s First Food Equity Webinar Series: A Discussion of Birth and Community Wellness. Helpful Links Be sure to register for the next discussion: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYof-ChqDMpHdCSmjau2XEZbEE9WpX_xlkr

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