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WBIR Knoxville – September 17, 2019
A new milk depot in Knoxville is helping with the nationwide demand to help babies in the NICU. It allows new moms to give back and support others in need. It all started late last year when a lactation consultant realized Knoxville was the only major Tennessee city that didn’t have a milk depot. She took it upon herself to jump through the hoops to get one started.
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We applaud Huston-Tillotson University, the historically Black university based in Austin, Texas, for their new program that will train lactation consultants, doulas, and midwives to battle the high maternal...
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MMBA business manager Molly Fonseca sat down with lactation educator Schantalyn-Danielle Jacobs. Schantalyn-Danielle discusses her experiences with breastfeeding, Black maternal mortality rates in the United States, and how she...
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This Year’s Theme: Claiming Our Power, Resilience, and Liberation “Black Mamas claiming their power, resilience, and liberation is an opportunity to think about improving maternal health disparities without fear,...
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Why it’s important to know about racial disparities in breastfeeding and how we can help make contributions to eliminating these disparities in the African American community Black women have...
