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It’s Sudden Infant Death (SIDS) Awareness Month: And Black Babies Carry the Burden
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This isn’t rocket science, but it does mean disrupting power systems that have long favored scientific research over experiential knowledge.
Black Maternal Health
Dear White Women: Are You Behind What’s Suppressing Black Breastfeeding Rates?
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What better time than Black Breastfeeding Week to have an uncomfortable and overdue public conversation about the ways power and white privilege work.
The ERA: The Key to Unlocking Women’s Shackles
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Incarcerated black woman whose pregnancy ends fatally fall victim to the daunting truth that infants born to black mothers die at twice the rate as those born to white mothers. The ERA can help change that.
Commentary
The Black Infant Remembrance Memorial: Where No Infant is Forgotten
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Data proves that the US is catastrophically failing black babies. This is no time for silence.
Ending the Doom & Gloom: Shifting the Narrative About Black Maternal Health
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As the inaugural Black Maternal Health Week kicks off, it’s time for a national conversation about the role of racism and bias in maternity care practices.
Black Maternal Health
Georgia Reports Huge Disparities in Maternal Mortality
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The state that ranks worst in the nation for maternal mortality is beginning to grapple with data. Its first findings indicate that pregnancy can be fatal far more often for women of color.
Breastfeeding
In Detroit Hospital, Black Babies Are Latching On
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Detroit’s Mother Nurture Project connects black mothers with peer breastfeeding counselors who offer support. Here’s how this community-oriented approach is helping.
Maternal Health
National Initiative Tackles Rising U.S. Maternal Deaths
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It starts with a focus on such preventable killers as obstetric hemorrhage, preeclampsia and blood clot embolisms. “The goal is that every hospital in the country should implement maternity safety bundles; a standard set of best practices,” says a doctor leading the effort.
Black Maternal Health
U.S. Hospitals Hinder Black Women’s Breastfeeding
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The recent study finds that maternity centers may be part of the reason behind the country’s racial breastfeeding gap. A film released this week, in honor of Black Breastfeeding Week, is aimed at changing the trend.
Breastfeeding
New Twitter Storm Is About Public Breastfeeding
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When a mother posted a photo of herself nursing at her college graduation on a breastfeeding Facebook page, a flurry of disapproval quickly ignited all over social media. Questions are being raised about how public breastfeeding should be.