Critical Support for Lactating People

Advocacy /

The Senate is busy negotiating federal budget decisions so it’s critical that they hear from constituents right now! Join the US Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) in urging Congress to increase funding for the CDC Hospitals Promoting Breastfeeding program. This program provides critical support for lactating people in hospitals, communities, and workplaces across the country and works to address ongoing disparities in […]

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National Breastfeeding Month 2021 | Events

Breastfeeding Communities /

Weekly Observances Week 1: World Breastfeeding Week Theme: Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility Week 2: Indigenous Milk Medicine Week Theme: Nourishing Our Futures Week 3: Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Week Theme: Reclaiming Our Traditions Week 4: Black Breastfeeding Week Theme: The Big Pause: Collective Rest for Collective Power The Entire Month of

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2021 Summer Events

Breastfeeding Communities /

Celebrating National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness Month | In observance of national cleft & craniofacial awareness and prevention month on July 9th from 8 AM to 12:30 PM PST BreastfeedLA presents  Beyond Oral Assessment: Evaluating the Infant from Head to Toe and Supporting Cleft-Affected Infants a half day live webinar featuring Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC. FCR Head Start and

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Language Matters

LGBTQ Plus Human Milk /

 We are learning to think about more than milk and think about the whole family, and also to think about the family as the kids get bigger.   Language matters!  Inclusive language is important, because words make a difference.  Words have the power to recognize and affirm a person’s identity or to deny or disregard their

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Transit Equity Campaign

News /

We at Breastfeed Durham know that policy, including public transport policy, plays a key role in shaping our community. Accessing and attending regular care while pregnant, breastfeeding, and throughout childhood is critical to the overall well-being of families – including breastfeeding success. Parents need to get places and run errands – they need to pick

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