A short poem I wrote in response to the current withholding of COVID vaccine for breastfeeding healthcare workers

There’s hope.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Black Mothers BF Mommy Ambassador, Malikah Garner & her mama Desiree Newkirk for a Mediaplanet USA & USA TODAY Parenthood campaign. Read & share the interview, “An Intergenerational #Breastfeeding Story.” futureofpersonalhealth.com/journey-to-par…

Well done to bf and medication MBE Breastfeeding For Doctors GPIFN (UK) HIFN and all who pressed for this.

Yes! It is critical health care and other systems operate through a lens of health equity and racial justice. The pandemic has amplified disparities.

YESS! I’m overjoyed to know this issue is a priority for the new administration.

"Black Lactation Professionals and Parents don’t need someone to speak for them; they already have a voice. It is up to those of the dominant culture to move out of the way and listen." uslca.org/amplify/amplif…

Study finds: "The odds of contracting COVID-19 were 12% lower among respondents who were breastfed when they were babies." We agree with Dr Natalie Shenker MBE that this only reinforces the need to improve #breastfeedingsupport, in order to improve long term health & also save NHS funds.

Teachers, nurses, transportation workers, and more could all gain the right to time and space to pump milk at work through the #PUMPAct. Contact your Senator today with our easy action tool: bit.ly/2RxPy7r

LER Live! Real Talk: The Realities of Being and Becoming an IBCLC Thursday, April 7th 9:00 am PDT / 12:00 pm EDT Free registration required at: lactationtraining.com/ler-live

#BreastfeedingResearch survey is live! Help set the agenda for infant & young child feeding ROSE Inc. Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5u…

When women don’t have a seat at the table, they’re on the menu. Join Moms Demand Action or Students Demand Action and run for office: demandaseat.org

#BlacktationDiaries-Day 19-Dionne Moore-Smith MPH, IBCLC is a Dietitian, Public Health Professional & Lactation Consultant. She’s the MI WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Coordinator. Thank you for all you do to protect, promote & support lactation & human milk feeding in MI. #BHM

I once brought my very Catholic ex-girlfriend to Passover and she was like “should I bring a gift?” and I was like “no need but if you want to!” and you guys. she brought a CHALLAH

Through struggle and discipline, persistence and faith, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. helped move this country forward. As we honor his legacy today, let’s remember the lesson he taught us: that even in the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can help change it.

📣Millions of kids rely on #WIC for access to healthy foods. Let your reps know: We need a fully funded WIC! ➡️ buff.ly/3X3psbW

Colostrum is powerful stuff. Risk of allergy in childhood to egg and peanut reduced if feeding an exclusive colostrum diet in first three days of life. #humanmilk #allergy #neoTwitter healio.com/news/allergy-a…

The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.

This morning at the World Health Assembly, Zoe Faulkner, BA(HONS), IBCLC delivered a constituency statement on behalf of Women Deliver, the organization that coordinated the statement, on agenda item 13.3, Universal health coverage.

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