The Milk + Honey Co.

10/23/2025

The 2025 Cochrane review on immediate and early skin-to-skin contact after birth highlights that further randomized controlled trials comparing skin-to-skin contact with ‘usual care’ are no longer ethical.

The findings show there is now enough evidence to make immediate skin-to-skin contact after birth the global standard of care, and as WHO already recommends skin-to-skin the standard of care, the authors argue that randomizing the separation of mother and newborn may no longer be justifiable.

Read more:
https://centerforbreastfeeding.org/cochrane-review-2025

10/18/2025

Be apart of the movement of Black Breastfeeding, become a peer educator!

We're excited to bring Jada Metcalf of The Milk + Honey Co., Director of IMPACT Doula Training, to BLKBRY for the IMPACT Community Breastfeeding Wellness Advocate Training. This is our last training before we move into organizational rest for the remainder of the year.

This training blends evidence-based education, cultural wisdom, and peer-to-peer learning to equip participants with real tools to support families and build community-based lactation care.

✨ About the Facilitator
Jada Metcalf brings over nine years of experience in birth and lactation education across Atlanta. Her work is grounded in community transformation. Beginning in 2018 as a Community Transformer for ROSE and expanding into full-spectrum maternal health during the pandemic of 2021. She has served as Secretary of the Georgia Breastfeeding Coalition and was recognized with the 2022 United States Breastfeeding Committee's Cultural Change Maker Award for her commitment to equitable, culturally responsive lactation care.

✨ Applications are now open! bit.ly/blkbryimpactbf

BLKBRY is covering the full cost of this training for 5 participants ~ spots are limited, so don't wait to apply!

09/18/2025

For the inaugural Deaf & Hard of Hearing Breastfeeding Week, The Anthropology of Motherhood are sharing an ASL Breastfeeding Education Video Series.

The first of its kind, this breastfeeding series features education and information specifically targeted to engage Deaf and Hard of Hearing people. There is no spoken English used throughout the series, only ASL and closed captioning. The production company, Blue20, is owned by a Deaf person; more than 90% of the talent engaged and the production team is Deaf or Hard of Hearing.

The series includes:
1) Answers to Common Breastfeeding Concerns
2) The Gift That Lasts a Lifetime
3) Breastfeeding: In the Beginning; Returning to Work Advocacy
These three videos were produced by the D.C. Breastfeeding Coalition and Blue20 with love and care.

Link to access these free resources 👉 http://bit.ly/46wumBI

09/18/2025

NICU Awarenss month not only highlights the families that care for these delicate babees but their dedicated healthcare professionals including doulas who provide specialized care to premature or medically fragile newborns in need. And for some families that includes breast milk.

🍼 Every drop of breast milk is precious—especially for NICU babies and newborns with fragile immune systems.

But here’s the truth — breast milk can become unsafe if it’s stored, thawed, or handled improperly. For families relying on expressed milk, even a small mistake can lead to contamination and health risks.

That’s why our IMPACT Postpartum Doula Training includes Food Handler Safety by Culinary Chef, Certified Breastfeeding Specialist, and ServSafe Proctor, Wanda Lee

You’ll learn how to handle, store, and prepare breast milk with the same care as food—because for babees, it is food. 💛

From NICU graduates to new families at home, doulas trained in milk safety provide not only support, but also protection and peace of mind.

✨ Enroll today to become the doula who protects every precious drop.



https://www.milkandhoneycoatl.com/postpartum-doula-training

09/17/2025

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09/07/2025

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08/22/2025

Expansions to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)—a federal program providing cash assistance to low-income families with children—may help increase rates of breastfeeding in the U.S., according to a new Harvard Chan School study.