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About this event
Black Breastfeeding Week was founded by three Black women, Kimberly Seals Allers, Kiddada Green and Anayah Sangodele Ayoka. 2023 marks the 11th year of Black Breastfeeding Week. This year, the theme is: We Outside! Celebrating Connection & Our Communities. This theme grounds us in joy and reminds us that we are stronger together. This is week where we celebrate our triumphs as a community while also acknowledging the challenges and work that needs to be done.
There are unique barriers that Black women and birthing people face when it comes to birth and breastfeeding. Black women have the lowest breastfeeding initiation rates at 64% and the shortest breastfeeding duration, around six weeks — according to the Centers for Disease Control. Black breastfeeding is not only a reproductive right, but an act of resistance, a radical act to reclaim for ourselves and our babies.
In this webinar will address:
We will be joined in conversation with the following panelists:
This webinar is presented by:
Elvie's mission is to empower women through radical female-first technology. Elvie is a proud supporter of Mama Glow and is honored to present this conversation for Black Breastfeeding Week.
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Mama Glow is a global maternal health platform serving birthing people along the childbearing continuum. Through doula training programs Mama Glow is cultivating the next generation of birth workers.
Sterling is a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist, Full Spectrum Doula & owner of Loyal Lactation. She been provides breastfeeding education and support to new and expecting families both virtually and in person. She aims to be the support she wish she had when she was a breastfeeding mama.
15 years ago, Ingrid moved from the humble outskirts of the city of Rio de Janeiro to one of the most acclaimed ballet companies in The US. Nowadays, she is the First Dancer of Dance Theatre of Harlem. Ingrid Silva gained global prominence by becoming the first black ballerina to have her pointe shoes the color of her skin. In 2020, her painted pointe shoes, which she used to paint with makeup in order to match her skin tone for years, has become a piece in The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
High Risk Maternity/ NICU RN of 13 years, owner of A Little Bit of Milk LLC, Full Spectrum Doula, Birthnet NY Board member, Reiki Level II practitioner and the first BIPOC to serve The Capital District of New York as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). She is the Nurse Case Manager Lead for High Risk Maternity at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
Mama Glow is a global maternal health platform serving birthing people along the childbearing continuum. Through doula training programs Mama Glow is cultivating the next generation of birth workers.
