Save the date: July 7th at 12:30 pm, a virtual conversation with community birth workers, providers, and doulas about the disparities in black health and breastfeeding in our communities. Providers from the July 7th panel will be sharing their knowledge, practice, and mission to support Black Health and Breastfeeding during Black Breastfeeding Week, August 25-31.
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We would love to be able to connect families in Durham to local Businesses, Community Non-Profit, Social, and Faith-Based Organizations that are breastfeeding-friendly. We encourage organizations to apply for the Breastfeeding Welcome Here Award The Durham Community and the Durham Chamber of Commerce have taken great measures to support and protect families. We want to celebrate
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It is clear that we need to do more to advocate for Spanish-speaking families utilizing a community-based approach. Breastfeed Durham is in the process of forming a committee to address the needs for Spanish-speaking families. Would you like to join the committee? Do you have any lactation resources for Spanish-speaking families? Breastfeed Durham would love
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Registration is still open: Breastfeed Durham would like to invite healthcare providers to come to a virtual networking event on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at 2:30 pm. We would like to talk about how various organizations and healthcare practices are supporting breastfeeding. Please tell us one thing we might not know about how your organization
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A doula is a professional trained in childbirth who provides emotional, physical, and educational support to a parent who is expecting, is experiencing labor, or has recently given birth. Their purpose is to help families have a safe, memorable, and empowering birthing experience. Doulas are welcome at… Duke University Hospital Duke Regional Hospital UNC-Chapel Hill Hospital Rex
According to Bryan Fox, Vice President of Public Policy Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber of Commerce included information about the business case for Breastfeeding and the North Carolina breastfeeding friendly community partners and employers award in their weekly newsletter on the morning of June 22, 2020. It’s Monday Morning: DID YOU
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We’re hearing from lactation consultants across North Carolina that the milk banks are running low. To all the milk donors out there – thank you! Human milk donation has long played an important role in saving the lives of infants, many of whom are preterm or otherwise medically fragile. This need remains during the COVID-19
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Racism is a public health issue. Black women die in pregnancy-related deaths at a rate that is 3.3 times greater than white women…Yet, approximately 3 in 5 pregnancy-related deaths were preventable.” We know that breastfeeding right after birth, causing the uterus to contract and slow down blood loss after delivery. We know that breastfeeding also lowers infant mortality rate. Why then are Black mothers and Black babies so often denied the life-saving encouragement to breastfeed?
What a powerful video below from the Durham County Department of Public Health! In this video, Health Director Rod Jenkins discusses protests following the murder of George Floyd, followed by comments on the death of a Durham County child from COVID-19. Breastfeed Durham looks forward to continuing to listen, learn, and collaborate with the Durham County
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The keynote speaker, Bonita Agee, is great, and her closing remarks were incredible. This presentation brings to focus multiple roadblocks, from historical trauma through present day factors, that impact breastfeeding, highlight the rise of Black lactation advocates, and outline ways to provide culturally responsive support for Black women and their infants.
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