Un Día a la Vez: Strengthening Maternal and Child Health Equity through Culturally Responsive, Peer-Led Breastfeeding Support

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By Linels Higuera Ancidey, IBCLC, MPH Candidate, UNC Gillings School of Global Public HealthField Placement with Breastfeed Durham, Summer 2025 Breastfeeding is a cornerstone of maternal and child health, yet disparities persist across racial, ethnic, and linguistic groups. Spanish-speaking families in Durham face unique challenges, including limited culturally tailored lactation support and low Baby-Friendly Hospital […]

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A Need for Statewide Initiative: Take a Stand for Breastfeeding Families

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Educators and students across North Carolina have shared their experiences with breastfeeding in schools: “With my first baby, I was given no time to pump during End of Course testing… I leaked through my shirt and my jacket and my shoes were soaked in milk. I developed mastitis because I couldn’t pump when I needed

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Community Generosity Launches Breastfeed Durham’s Lactation Collaborative

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At Breastfeed Durham, we believe that every dollar is a vote for what matters most in our community. This month, our community cast a decisive vote for families: thanks to an anonymous donor, we are thrilled to announce the launch of the Lactation Collaborative. This generous gift secures the Collaborative for the next year, allowing us

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Step 8.4 in Action: Bringing Lactation Support to Store Shelves Across Durham

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“All non-locally controlled groceries, food markets, convenience stores, and pharmacies are encouraged to display lactation support information near infant formula/foods and to prevent local advertising of formula. This information may not be provided by the formula industry.”— Step 8.4, Ten Steps to a Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community Why Step 8.4 Matters Infant feeding choices are shaped

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This Cling Means Something”: Uplifting Families, One Business at a Time

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By Janiah Fladger, MPH CandidateUNC Gillings School of Global Public HealthField Placement with Breastfeed Durham, Summer 2025 This summer, I spent ten weeks knocking on business doors, managing spreadsheets, tabling at community events, and having deep, unexpected conversations about breastfeeding. As the Recruitment Coordinator for Breastfeed Durham’s Breastfeeding-Friendly Business Awards, I didn’t just help local businesses apply

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Gratitude to Beyond Birth 

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Breastfeed Durham extends our deepest gratitude to Beyond Birth Lactation Services and Boutique for their generous $1,000 donation. 💜 Your gift helps us continue building our reserve fund so we can sustain and expand our work supporting families in Durham. Because of community partners like you, we are able to strengthen breastfeeding support, reduce infant mortality, and

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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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Join Breastfeed Durham at Black August in the Park!

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Black August in the Park is one of the most powerful community celebrations in Durham — and this year marks the 10th anniversary of honoring Black liberation, joy, and resistance. We’re calling on the Breastfeed Durham family to show up strong!Wear your Breastfeed Durham shirts and connect with other families, friends, and breastfeeding advocates as we celebrate Black

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Ten Steps in Action: A Whole-Community Approach

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On June 17th, we joined Breastfeed Orange NC in celebrating Carrboro, North Carolina, becoming the first community to officially complete all Ten Steps required to be designated as a Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community! Carrboro’s completion of the Ten Steps was a community-wide effort demonstrating what’s possible when local governments, healthcare institutions, businesses, and families come together to

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