Health Care

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February 15, 2015

Tell us about your work and how it began. I was trained as a midwife in Great Britain in 1979 and moved to the United States in 1989. My experience has been quite diverse: European hospitals, American birth centers, clinics and homebirth environments. I’ve been instrumental in the regulation of...

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Jennie Joseph

Health Care

February 13, 2015

Calling all DC-area moms: we need you on Capitol Hill February 24th to help tell our stories and protect healthcare for ALL families. Will you join us??

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Elyssa Schmier

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February 13, 2015

My name is Rosetta M. Walls and I’m a former Breastfeeding Peer Counselor with HealthConnect One . I inadvertently became a counselor by taking the class to find out how to get my “Boob-Head” son off my breast. He was a little over one years old and I was totally exhausted from nursing. Amazingly,...

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Rosetta M Walls

Blog Carnivals Family Economic Security Food! Health Care

February 13, 2015

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Rosetta M Walls

Blog Carnivals Family Economic Security Food! Health Care

February 13, 2015

I have been educating and supporting mothers on breastfeeding since 1996. After having my first daughter Jaylin, I not only felt a connection between the two of us but also a connection to the experience of breastfeeding. It wasn’t until signing up for WIC services for my son in 2009, however, that...

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Dana Posley

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February 12, 2015

Tell us about View From A Rack and how it began. Moon : I started View From A Rack because countless women have numerous questions about breastfeeding and mothering and there was really no one to ask. A lot of women reached out to me and needed to have someone they could trust to show them they are...

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Afrykayn Moon

Health Care Politics & Policy

February 12, 2015

Today the Correctional Association of New York released a major report calling on the state to overhaul its substandard health care for the women it imprisons. Reproductive Injustice: The State of Reproductive Health Care for Women in New York State Prisons draws on five years of research,...

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Rachel Roth

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February 12, 2015

Tell us about Ancient Song Doula Services (ASDS) and how it began. Ancient Song Doula Services began the Fall of 2008 after the birth of my first child at home with a midwife and a doula. In my own journey I realized that there wasn't enough information or services around primarily focused on women...

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Chanel Porchia-Albert

Blog Carnivals Family Economic Security Food! Health Care

February 12, 2015

Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE) is a member network that was founded to address breastfeeding disparities among people of color nationwide through culturally competent training, education, advocacy, and support. With a focus on increasing breastfeeding initiation and duration rates, ROSE...

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Andrea Serano

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February 12, 2015

While data is significant and valued, we also believe that it is important to listen to people's stories. True change occurs with valued relationships, trust and connectedness. Here at BMBFA, we believe in connecting with families on an intimate level. We also try to share our stories through...

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