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It’s Sudden Infant Death (SIDS) Awareness Month: And Black Babies Carry the Burden

By Kiddada Green ● Black Maternal Health ● October 21, 2019

This isn’t rocket science, but it does mean disrupting power systems that have long favored scientific research over experiential knowledge.

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Dear White Women: Are You Behind What’s Suppressing Black Breastfeeding Rates?

By Kimberly Allers ● Black Maternal Health ● August 26, 2019

What better time than Black Breastfeeding Week to have an uncomfortable and overdue public conversation about the ways power and white privilege work.

For Breastfeeding Awareness Month: How Breast Milk Shapes the Gut…and Brain!

By Kristine Gedroic, MD ● Black Maternal Health ● August 21, 2019

Breast milk’s effects on health has more to do with its impact on early formation of the gut, which has been found in recent years to benefit the body and brain long term.

Exclusive Investigative Report: Harvard’s Pediatric Nutrition Star Comes Under Scrutiny for Conflicts of Interest

By Rebecca Gale ● Black Maternal Health ● December 18, 2018

“It is still unclear how all of these conflicts do not raise ethical flags for Harvard.”

The Black Infant Remembrance Memorial: Where No Infant is Forgotten

By Kimberly Allers ● Black Maternal Health ● September 3, 2018

Data proves that the US is catastrophically failing black babies. This is no time for silence.

MIT Shows How to ‘Make the Breast Pump Not Suck’ for Women of Color

By Kimberly Allers ● Black Maternal Health ● April 26, 2018

From making Native American regalia more breastfeeding friendly to “smart” technologies, this weekend’s hack-a-thon goes above and beyond the breast pump.

Why Every Feminist Should Stand Up for Breastfeeding

By Kimberly Allers ● Commentary ● August 12, 2017

As women, we have to wake up to the ways we are told and sold what are acceptable uses of our bodies or acceptable pursuits.

Lift Up Black Babies With Healthiest Start in Life

By Kimberly Allers ● Health & Science ● August 25, 2015

Black Breastfeeding Week starts today. We invite black parents, aunties, uncles and grandparents to join the conversation online and off to show our collective power to lift up every baby, every family and every community.

Detroit Team Shrinks Breastfeeding Disparities

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● June 22, 2015

At St. John Hospital the principles of cultural sensitivity and collaboration–and lots of fundraising–have boosted breastfeeding rates by black mothers. Can other initiatives put all this together and follow suit?

In Detroit Hospital, Black Babies Are Latching On

By Molly Ginty ● Health & Science ● April 20, 2015

Detroit’s Mother Nurture Project connects black mothers with peer breastfeeding counselors who offer support. Here’s how this community-oriented approach is helping.