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Episode #13: Healing Through Breastfeeding: Honoring the Past, Investing in the Future

Episode #13: Healing Through Breastfeeding: Honoring the Past, Investing in the Future

FromMCH Bridges: The Official AMCHP Podcast


Episode #13: Healing Through Breastfeeding: Honoring the Past, Investing in the Future

FromMCH Bridges: The Official AMCHP Podcast

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Mar 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This interview episode highlights the journeys of Kimarie and Dalecia as they found their passion and purpose in helping lactating persons achieve their breastfeeding goals. Intertwining lived experience and the desire to make a difference, you will hear how Dalecia and Kimarie found their calling in breastfeeding work. You will learn about how breastfeeding has been a healing journey and a way to reconnect with our past. You will also hear about the ongoing challenges in accessing adequate and culturally appropriate breastfeeding, especially for black and brown communities. Guests: Dr. Kimarie Bugg, Chief Empowerment Office and Change Leader, Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere, Inc. (ROSE)Dalecia Young, Founder and Full Spectrum Doula, Due North Support Services Resources: Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere, Inc (ROSE)La Leche League Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Breastfeeding Resources Library American Academy of Pediatrics Breastfeeding Resources WIC Breastfeeding Support  
Released:
Mar 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (18)

MCH Bridges is the official podcast of the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP). This podcast aims to inspire and guide actions that will improve the systems that impact maternal and child health populations. MCH Bridges aims to lift up stories and people from the MCH field by centering the voices of the public health workforce, people and communities most impacted by inequities, and individuals and families with lived experiences.