Join us in #Philly October 17-20th and hear this dynamic panel discussion! Vincent Guilamo-Ramos Dr. McCamey Vernell DeWitty Irnise F. Lucinda Canty PhD, CNM, FAAN, FACNM, Nurse-Midwife #MonicaMcLemore

Join  SpringfieldFamilyDoulaServices and Lucinda’s House for a discussion during Black Breastfeeding Week. We are changing the narrative and telling our own stories.

Important things are happening with Lucinda's House: Today at 5:30 pm, Reclaiming Our Narrative. 8/31: Stone Soul Festival, Blunt Park, Springfield 9/1: CT River Roots Festival, Windsor, CT 9/28: BANC Celebration Community Baby showers: 10/?: New Haven 11/16: Hartford

Do you know the signs/symptoms of an overdose? Tomorrow is International Overdose Awareness Day! We honor the lives of individuals lost to overdose and recognize the work people, providers, and programs are doing to reduce stigma and overdose in NYC. Samaritan Daytop Village #harmreduction

The Voting Rights Act of 1965  prohibits racial discrimination in voting.  Black people voted for the first time in 1966 in Alabama. #LearnYourHistory #voteplease

Lucinda’s House at the CT Roots and River Festival, Windsor CT today until 6pm. I have a new tshirt from Birthnerds.com

Enjoying the music at the CT River and Roots Festival. Making a collage with my artwork.

Pub day. Let’s work…

New t-shirt alert! From Lauren Turner at birthnerds.com

🎉The maternal health bill will save lives! #Midwives #Doulas

Would love to see this!

Today's #midwifecrush is Mamie Odessa Hale Garland, a midwife consultant who transformed maternal and infant health in Arkansas during the mid-20th century. Her innovative training for Black lay midwives was crucial in providing care during segregation. Her legacy lives on.

I am featured in the Sept/Oct issue of the Yale Alumni Association Magazine! Ten Yale School of Nursing alums are profiled in the special "They Care" of Yale University Alumni Magazine. yalealumnimagazine.org/articles/5938-…

"Queens Doula spotlights the inspiring work of Lené E. Warren, who has made a profound impact in Queens, New York." The U.S. is in a maternal crisis. I am one of the solutions... vimeo.com/1006018553 #QueensDoulaShortFilm #TheIrregularsCollective #CrimsonDoula #BirthKeeper

Please join the Bay Area Neighborhood Council and Lucinda's House for a Maternal Health Celebration. We are celebrating families and communiy. There will be food, giveaways, and community resources. Join us at 437 Bay Street, Springfield, MA, on September 28th from 12 to 2 pm.

It’s Tuesday, let’s do this. Black girl check-in! Check in with yourself and one another 💙

I am returning to the University of Saint Joseph for a special screening of Everybody's Work. I have not been there since I left in 2022. This is where I started my journey in academia. It will be nice to discuss an issue that is so important to me. Please join us if you can.

This is my first time showing a documentary that I am in to my nursing students. #umassnursing #shiftnursing #everybodyswork

Congratulations to Dr. Zsakeba Henderson (NikiaTheMidwife) as the 2024 Recipient of the Jackson, Rowley, Hogan Excellence in Black Maternal Health Scholarship Award! 🎉 We're honored to recognize her exceptional contributions to the field. #BMHC24 #Birthworker #Award

Here in MA.... "Several hundred families — rich, poor, and in between — will get for free education that can otherwise cost more than $30,000 per child this year." bostonglobe.com/2024/09/14/met…