Category: Maternal Child Heallth
Djifa Jones : Matrona The Holistic Hospital Doula
Djifa is a Doula and a Pediatric PA (see her bio on our website Faculty page). She practices in Atlanta, GA and will be sharing her knowledge of the clinical/medical system with doulas who want be savvy about hospital routines and language, while still maintaining a holistic practice. See the complete curriculum on our website….
Government of Canada announces funding for First Nations and Inuit midwifery
Recognizing the remarkable difference that midwives make in the lives of mothers, babies and families Midwives play an important role in the lives of many mothers and their babies, during pregnancy and in the post-partum weeks. Indigenous midwives, in particular, bring safe, traditional birthing options closer to home and they play a critical role…
SAVE THE DATE! CPM SYMPOSIUM 2018!
May 11-13, 2018 William F. Bolger Center Potomac, Maryland You are invited to join a conversation about the urgent needs of childbearing people in the U.S., how CPMS can better serve families and increase access to midwifery care, and what stepping up to these needs means for the future of workforce composition, practice, education and…
Native Baby Baskets and Cradleboards: Reclaiming the Medicine of Traditional Mothering | Sarah Sunshine Manning
Generations of tender and conscious Native parenting produced nations of children who were grounded, mindful, and confident To the Native mother, our children have forever been the center of our world, our most sacred beings, and the earth dwelling spirits closest to our Creator. We adore our babies, and historically, our motherly predecessors demonstrated this…
Must Read | Breastfeeding Bibliography
American Journal of Public Health: Improving Birth Outcomes (Volume 104, No. S1, Supplement 1) – Special Issue / Northridge, M. E., ed. — Washington, DC: American Public Health Association (APHA), 2014 / 189 p. (Document) MH14D12220 http://ajph.aphapublications.org/toc/ajph/104/S1 Association between Breastfeeding and Childhood Obesity: Analysis of a Linked Longitudinal Study of Rural Appalachian Fifth-Grade Children /…
Marijuana Use in Pregancy
Health Effects Botanical marijuana, Cannabis sativa, contains over 60 pharmacologically active cannabinoids.[4] Both tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive ingredient, and cannabidiol (CBD) may help nausea; and CBD may help some types of pain and spasticity.[4,5,6,7] After inhalation, THC concentrations rise rapidly in the blood stream, and even a single inhalation of a low-dose marijuana cigarette…
UPDATE|Restoring Our Own Through Transformation
R.O.O.T.T Restoring Our Own Through Transformation Since our last update, we have come through the $1200 mark on our campaign, provided various services, such as birth photography, mentorship support to already active doulas, provided needed supplies for both Mama and baby care, health consultation services for various stages of reproductive life course, and are actively…
Please Help Pay it Forward!!!
Dear Friends and Family, We’re Lilly & Sijara and we’re proud to be having a beautiful baby, who’s due this April! We are a lesbian couple in our early thirties and very excited about being brand new parents. However, the excitement of parenthood does come with its worries and stresses. Lilly, who is carrying our…
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