Breastfeeding

November 20, 2017

A young Muslim woman stands in line anxiously at the fitting room at a clothing store holding a “NaMastay in Bed” sweatshirt. Behind her, a mother waits with a crying baby. The Muslim woman enters a stall and prays quickly, hoping no one notices her bending and kneeling through the door gap. She...

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Shireen Hakim

Breastfeeding Families & The Federal Budget Food!

November 9, 2017

WIC is a short-term program shown to improve health outcomes in babies, including improving birth weights and reducing infant mortality rates, as well as stronger outcomes for moms in managing weight gain in pregnancy, prolonging breastfeeding duration, and helping moms access breastfeeding support...

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Abbie Gately

Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice MomsVote Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

November 7, 2017

Originally published on Medium, Monday, November 5 / Election Day 2017 is today, Tuesday, November 6 Tomorrow, voters in small towns across America, in 59 of the 100 largest cities, and in thirty-three states will head to the polls and elect new leaders who will make choices that affect our...

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Erin Vilardi

Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

October 25, 2017

The U.S. Congress is just weeks away from unveiling a tax bill that would give 80% of tax cuts to the top 1%. Meanwhile, low and middle-income families across the country will be left footing the bill through higher taxes and cuts to vital health care, nutrition, and education programs. Concerned...

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Abbie Gately

Breastfeeding MomsRising

October 24, 2017

MomsRising, VoteRunLead, & Emerge WI reprimand Eau Claire City Council for denying Catherine Emmanuelle access to her legislative seat and right to breastfeed.

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Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Maternal Justice MomsRising Politics & Policy

October 23, 2017

Stunned. Outraged. That’s how I felt yesterday when I saw the news that Councilwoman Catherine Emmanuelle in Eau Claire, Wisconsin was illegally barred from breastfeeding her baby at the council dais during council meetings--because the council president decided that breastfeeding didn’t meet “our standards of decorum” for meetings.

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Tina Sherman

Breastfeeding Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

September 22, 2017

Your job, your health or your safety: which would you give up? Agent Stephanie Hicks faced this exact choice when she returned to her job at the Tuscaloosa Police Department (TPD) after the birth of her baby. Agent Hicks was discouraged from taking a full 12 weeks of FMLA leave and faced hostility...

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Hilary Rau

Breastfeeding

August 29, 2017

ipumpedhere.jpg Earlier this month MomsRising members and their kiddos went to Capitol Hill to drop off your signatures and stories, along with some liquid gold (chocolate) to demand better workplace pumping accommodations for breastfeeding moms. 20664469_10154649047486610_6879721043897483867_n.jpg...

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Tina Sherman

Breastfeeding Military Families

August 28, 2017

This post is written by SSG Amanda Marion who is currently an instructor at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. She is a Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) as well as holding certifications in prenatal/postpartum fitness and aerobics/kickboxing. She is a single mother to a six year old who...

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Robyn Roche-Paull

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Breastfeeding Family Economic Security Maternal Justice Podcast

August 28, 2017

On the radio show this week we cover hope and organizing in the time of Trump and the importance of access to birth control and reproductive health services; Black Breastfeeding Week #BBW17; Maternal mortality and the alarmingly higher rate of deaths due to pregnancy related causes amongst Black...

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