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About this event
Feeding Our Futures: A Panel on Breastfeeding in Black Communities is a virtual event during Black Breastfeeding Week, presented by, Momcozy, that highlights the importance of culturally grounded support, advocacy, and education around breastfeeding in Black communities. This panel creates a dedicated space to address the historical, social, and systemic barriers that have impacted Black breastfeeding rates, while celebrating the resilience and knowledge within these communities. By bringing together experts, parents, and advocates, the event fosters dialogue that centers Black voices and promotes health equity for Black mothers, infants, and families. Ultimately, Feeding Our Futures is not just about nourishment—it’s about reclaiming tradition, empowering families, and building a healthier future.
During this webinar we aim to:
We will also be sharing our “Build Your Feeding Village: Digital Support Toolkit” A co-branded support toolkit co-developed by Momcozy and Mama Glow. The toolkit offers holistic guidance to new parents navigating feeding—whether by breast, bottle, or both. It’s designed for distribution to parents, doulas, care workers, and healthcare providers - All part of Momcozy's Nourish the Journey Campaign.
Meet the Panelists:
This will be both educational and intimate, featuring expert voices and lived experiences. We are exploring how tending our villages supports improved infant feeding outcomes. Every feeding journey is valid and deserves support.
We will be hosting a Momcozy Giveaway for Webinar Attendees! So don't miss it!
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Lalaina Rabary is a seasoned marketing leader with over 14 years of experience driving results for multinational brands. As Momcozy's North American Marketing Manager and a mom to a vivacious two-year-old, she finds immense joy in motherhood and understands its unique challenges and rewards, having navigated a 4-year IVF journey. True to Momcozy's mission of "putting moms first”, Lalaina helps lead the Momcozy Care Program which provides moms accessible breastfeeding education and opportunities to foster meaningful connections with each other and maternity professionals both on and offline. She is also working toward becoming a Certified Lactation Educator to better support moms and families along their breastfeeding journeys.
Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN is the founder and lead dietitian at Maya Feller Nutrition. In her practice, her team provides medical nutrition therapy and nutrition coaching for hormone and metabolic health, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mood disorders, developmental disabilities, disordered eating, and more. Maya believes in providing inclusive nutrition education from an anti-bias patient-centered, culturally humble approach to help people make informed food choices. Maya shares her approachable, food-based solutions with millions of people through her new on-demand courses, regular speaking engagements, writing, her social platforms, and as a national nutrition expert on Good Morning America, is a Healthline Medical Advisor, and on the advisory board for SHAPE and Parents. She is the author of Eating from Our Roots: 80+ Healthy Home-Cooked Favorites from Cultures Around the World. Maya, alongside Dr. Kavita Patel, is Co-Host of Well, Now Podcast, Slate’s new wellness podcast.
May Joseph is a compassionate and knowledgeable CT. Licensed Full Spectrum Doula and Maternal Health Educator with over 10yrs experience supporting families through every stage of their reproductive journey. At Norwalk Northwell Hospital, she works closely with the Midwifery Team to provide heart - centered ,holistic care to all birthing individuals. A proud mother of four, May labored with her children at home-surrounded by ancestral guidance and inner wisdom - and birthed them naturally in a Hospital setting with Midwives.She breastfed each child until the age of three, even while pregnant, nurturing her family with love patience and intuition.
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.
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.
