Weekly Update: Us in the U.S.
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Trump mocked #MeToo, repeatedly attacked Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and nominated a judge to the Supreme Court who could help overturn Roe v. Wade.
Babies for Bucks: Trump and the Value of Children
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Leveraging the emotional power of children while doing nothing to improve the actual lives of children is, quite frankly, diabolical.
MIT Shows How to ‘Make the Breast Pump Not Suck’ for Women of Color
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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
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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.
Breastfeeding
Lift Up Black Babies With Healthiest Start in Life
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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.
Breastfeeding
Detroit Team Shrinks Breastfeeding Disparities
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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?
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.
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.
Arts & Culture
Fed Fund Breastfeeding; India May Bar Same-Sex Adoption
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Seventy communities in the United States will receive a total of $2.9 million in federal funds to support breastfeeding. Also this week, India’s federal cabinet voted to bar same-sex couples from adopting children.
Abortion
Pro-Choicers Cheer Chile; LGBT Threats Are Global
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Chile has taken steps to decriminalize abortion under certain circumstances. Also, during a press call this week, activists highlighted how the LGBT community is at risk in developing countries.