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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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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I am extremely excited to introduce Andrea Chicas, our new community health worker! Andrea was born in New York but moved to Charlotte, North Carolina at an early age where she was raised. Andrea graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where she studied Public Health. As a native Spanish speaking, first-generation college
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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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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
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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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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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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We celebrate Black History Month by acknowledging our black people in the things that we do to make a difference in the world. Whether it’s acting, singing, inventing, breastfeeding, or humanitarian efforts, we celebrate “the Black people who have built this country.” Let’s do something different this month. In 2020-2022, celebrities and more people have
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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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