Boston Breastfeeding Coalition Newsletter
November 2021
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"Native American women DO breastfeed. This is something we don’t talk about often...There are a few things I know without a doubt, Native mothers are some of the strongest, most devoted mothers on earth and ALL mothers want nothing but the best for their children." - Camie Jae Goldhammer, "Native Women DO Breastfeed"
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November is Native American Heritage Month! |
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The City of Boston is celebrating Native American History Month with a series of events, book signings, and exhibitions celebrating Native American lives and stories and dispelling colonial myths. |
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This is a collection of Indigenous Breastfeeding stories in which parents explain how breastfeeding connects with their heritage and helps them connect not only with their children, but their worldview and ancestral past. |
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Breastfeeding Leader Highlight |
Read more about the stories that Camie Jae relays in this article, which illustrate the deep connection between indigeneity and breastfeeding across generations.
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November is National Family Caregivers Month |
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This November, take a moment to celebrate National Family Caregivers Month and thank the caregivers in your family.
Check out the Caregiver Action Network's Toolbox to learn more about how to maneuver the medical system as a caregiver, resources available, and how to approach the emotional aspect of being a caregiver.
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Join the December Peer Scholar Support Night |
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Accompany Doula Care
Do you want to support birthing families in your community? Accompany Doula Care is hiring. We are looking for bi-lingual candidates that are committed to working in underserved communities. Languages needed: Haitian-Creole, Vietnamese, Spanish, Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole.
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WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor
The Brookside Community Health Center is currently hiring for a WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor to join our WIC-Nutrition department. This work is based at our WIC offices with flexibility for remote work.
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Through the first round of the Breastfeeding and First Foods Grant opportunity, First Nations expects to award up to 12 grant awards of approximately $32,000 to support Native American-led breastfeeding and early childhood nutrition work.
The grant period for this funding opportunity will commence January 1, 2022, and end December 31, 2022. Total requests for project budgets within this funding opportunity should not exceed $32,000. Applications are due November 30th.
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Boston Breastfeeding WARMLINE Lactation Counselor
Seeking virtual peer counseling opportunities? Our WARMLINE is seeking volunteers who have completed lactation counseling training and have experience as peer counselors.
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Boston Breastfeeding Virtual Support Group Counselor
Our support groups are still meeting, just virtually! We are looking for more volunteers to help us support mothers. Any direct lactation mentoring done during virtual support groups can count towards IBCLC hours.
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We love staying up-to-date with your news! If you want us to share out updates, events, flyers, webinars, or job opportunities, let us know. You can email us at bostonbreastfeeding@bmc.org or tag @bostonbreastfeeding on relevant Facebook posts and we can re-share on social media or add to our Coalition Newsletters.
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Webinar and Training Opportunities |
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Inspired by lessons gathered from community work done during the COVID-19 pandemic, this presentation critically examines the history of milk sharing and its modern implications for Black women and babies. This presentation will consider which populations carry the risks and burdens of supplying donor human milk and which most often receive the benefits of donor human milk both historically and currently. Approved for 1 E-CERP, 1 nurse’s contact hour, 1 social work CE hour, and 1 dietitian CPEU until December 15, 2021. |
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December 12, 13 & 17, 18, 9am-5pm
This course will prepare participants to provide comfort and emotional support during all stages of the birth process, to collaborate with medical teams, and to build meaningful relationships with mothers and their families. This training will be in-person, but may change to online if necessary.
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Intro to Childbirth for Perinatal Workers
December 11, 9am-6pm
If you are a CHW working with childbearing families and would like to learn more about the labor and birth process, or more about medical interventions and complications in the labor process, this workshop is for you! This workshop has been approved by DONA International to meet one of the requirements for certification as a birth doula.
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Breastfeeding and Mental Health Pocket Guide
Mental health providers should know the positive correlation between breastfeeding and mental health and the negative correlation between weaning and mental health and speak to patients about the importance of breastfeeding for positive mental health outcomes. Download the Breastfeeding and Mental Health Guidance Pocket Guide at mibreastfeeding.org/tools under the “Mental Health” tab.
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This guide lists programs and organizations that provide free diapers to community members with updated contact information and eligibility requirements. The guide includes locations for Greater Boston, Northeastern Massachusetts, and Southeastern Massachusetts.
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Regularly updated with descriptions, contact info, locations, hours, and website links for important basic family needs.
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Resources and tools to help pregnant and recently pregnant people, breastfeeding people and new parents caring for infants protect their health and help people who serve these communities communicate with them.
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Information about pregnancy-related concerns with warning signs to keep in mind and to empower pregnant people to raise their concerns.
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Are you interested in receiving this newsletter in Spanish?
Le interesaría recibir este boletín en español?
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Por favor déjenos saber si le interesaría recibir una versión de este boletín en español!
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Are you a Breastfeeding Scholar who is looking to connect with other Scholars?
Join the private Facebook Group just for Breastfeeding Scholars - a centralized location to stay updated on CERP offerings, scholarship opportunities, network with peers, and share and find resources.
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Vital Village Network's Boston Breastfeeding Coalition is committed to improving access to breastfeeding support for every parent in Boston, promoting connections between individuals and organizations that engage in breastfeeding advocacy, and supporting pathways for professional lactation counselors. |
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