National Association of Professional and Peer Lactation Supporters of Color

07/30/2021

This is huge, especially for the health outcomes of minority women and their babies and minimizing breastfeeding disparities. …The first 11 graduates of the Lactation Program are not just ready to take the exam to become board-certified lactation consultants, they're ready to change the entire profession.
bit.ly/NCATlactation

04/09/2021

Confirmation that we are indeed powerful! "Multiple studies show that there are antibodies in a vaccinated mother’s milk. This has led some women to try to restart breastfeeding and others to share milk with friends’ children." https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/health/covid-vaccine-breast-milk.html

Multiple studies show that there are antibodies in a vaccinated mother’s milk. This has led some women to try to restart breastfeeding and others to share milk with friends’ children.

03/10/2021

02/23/2021

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02/10/2021

Thank you Nikia Sankofa for your leadership and commitment to equity in breastfeeding and human milk!

Today we honor the work of Nikia Sankofa, the Executive Director of the U.S Breastfeeding Committee. Nikia is a fearless leader and advocate who is committed to improving maternal and infant health. Read more...http://bit.ly/3rzTqkW U.S. Breastfeeding Committee - USBC

02/09/2021

Call your member of Congress today and tell them you need them to support birth justice – the most fundamental of racial justice issues – by supporting the .

Read more....http://bit.ly/3a0Dhz3

02/09/2021

Encourage Congress to support the most comprehensive legislative effort yet to address the Black maternal health crisis in America - the Black Maternal Health ! 🤰🏽 https://moms.ly/36RozIA

02/04/2021

Thank you Jeretha McKinley at HC One for your leadership and advocacy.

02/02/2021

❤️❤️❤️ We are greatful for your leadership and advocacy Dr. Bugg.

02/01/2021

Happy Black History Month!!! Celebrating the work of black leaders everywhere towards first food equity.

Happy Black HerStory Month from Our Family to Yours

01/28/2021

As our communities continue to work as essential workers they still need lactation support and to know their rights.

Nursing parents have a right to safely express breast milk at work under Illinois law or the national Break Time for Nursing Mothers law. These laws still apply during -19.

01/12/2021

“Although Black newborns are three times as likely to die as White newborns, when Black babies are delivered by Black doctors, their mortality rate is cut in half.”

Citing systemic racism, they say more work needs to be done to understand the tantalizing statistics in their paper.

01/11/2021

Our NAPPLSC member Mireya Gonzalez is offering Free English weekly virtual community based cultural lactation support circles for Indigenous and Latinx parents via
Parents can register here:
https://www.chichihualli.org/guardians-of-lactation

12/15/2020

Sabemos que finalmente fue aprobada la primera vacuna contra COVID-19 (Pfizer) y que durante esta semana se comenzará la vacunación en PR. A pesar de que la vacuna no ha sido estudiada en embarazadas ni personas lactantes, diferentes organizaciones han publicado sus recomendaciones en cuanto a esta población.

Hoy 14 de diciembre de 2020, la Academia de Medicina de Lactancia (ABM) publicó un statement titulado “Consideraciones para la vacunación de COVID-19 durante la lactancia”. Les dejo un resumen de la publicación en la forma de preguntas y respuestas.

¿Quién debe recibir la vacuna en estos momentos?

🤱🏽 La primera fase de vacunación incluye a los proveedores de salud. Aquellas personas que sean proveedores de salud y se encuentren lactando deben tomar decisiones en conjunto con su médico. Esta discusión debe incluir los beneficios/riesgos de recibir la vacuna, los riesgos de detener la lactancia y los beneficios de protección al infante lactado.

¿Se puede pasar la vacuna al bebé en la leche?

🤱🏿La vacuna está hecha de mRNA cubierta de nanopartículas de lípidos (grasas). La vacuna es administrada en el músculo y no llega a la sangre. Por esta razón, es muy poco probable que la vacuna como tal llegue al seno y que sea transferida en la leche al bebé.

¿Si la vacuna se le pasara al bebé, le puede hacer daño?

🤱🏻En el caso de que las partículas de la vacuna fueran transferidas a través de la leche al bebé, la vacuna sería digerida y destruida por el sistema digestivo y no tendría mayores efectos.

¿Los anticuerpos (defensas) creados luego de la vacuna, se le pasan al bebé?

🤱🏾Los anticuerpos IgG, IgA, IgM se han encontrado en la leche luego de infección. De la misma forma, luego de la vacunación de la madre entendemos que los anticuerpos producidos se pasarían en la leche y por lo tanto lo protegerían al bebé de infección por COVID.

¿Si me pongo la vacuna, tengo que dejar de lactar?

🤱Aquellas madres que decidan recibir la vacuna NO tienen que detener la lactancia, según las recomendaciones del ABM. Al igual que muchas otras vacunas, se espera que por la manera en que funciona esta vacuna también sea segura durante la lactancia.

Espero que esta información ayude a aclarar sus dudas y a tomar la mejor decisión para cada caso individualmente.

Referencia: https://www.bfmed.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=162:abm-statement-considerations-for-covid-19-vaccination-in-lactation&catid=20:site-content

11/09/2020

Congratulations Vice President Elect Kamala Harris!

10/21/2020

No one was prepared for . Absolutely no one. Many of us have been economically impacted. Well Detroiters let us help relieve some of your burdens. The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan has entrusted us with a $33k+ grant to support women and babies with basic needs. We see you! We are you! We’re here for you! See the details in flyer and be sure to pre-register before we reach our limit. https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ehchmxdj6c407f25&oseq=&c=&ch=

10/19/2020

October is Safe Sleep and SIDS Awareness Month. This month is dedicated to sharing resources and increasing awareness of best practices for safe infant sleep.

Did you know that breastfeeding reduces the risk of SIDS?

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3lfN3jI

10/15/2020

Rock Star! Way to go to our NAPPLSC member and volunteer Esperanza Dodge!

Today, we are shouting out Esperanza Dodge of Bold Futures! Esperanza is one of the founders of the New Mexico Doula Association. She serves as the Operations Director at Bold Futures (formerly Young Women United). Esperanza believes birth and parenting justice should include those most impacted, including women, people and families living through addiction, young parents, and families of color. As an advisor to the NMDA, she enjoys bringing a reproductive justice lens to doula advocacy and working to make doula work more sustainable and doula care more accessible to New Mexico families.

Thank you for your continued work on behalf of doulas and families, Esperanza. Your guidance and perspective has been vital for the NMDA.