REAL Touch Massage and Postpartum Doula

11/14/2025

Jump to section: ★ INTRO 1 UNDERSTAND YOUR “WHY” 2 FIND A TRUSTED SOURCE 3 SAFELY STORE DONOR MILK 4 MASTER FEEDING TECHNIQUES 5 OPTIMIZE FEEDING FOR YOUR UNIQUE BABY 6 SEEK SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE ★ DOWNLOAD A Family Guide to Donor Human Milk A comprehensive resource to provide you with all th...

11/11/2025

Dr. Phyllis Klaus didn’t set out to change the world - she simply stayed in the room.

We’re proud to celebrate DONA International co-founder, Dr. Phyllis Klaus, LMFT, LCSW, being inducted into the Prenatal Sciences Institute’s Hall of Honor for her lifelong work in humanizing birth and centering emotional presence in care.

Her lifelong commitment to compassion, trauma-informed care, and human connection continues to shape how doulas, families, and providers experience birth around the world.💪🏽

Join the virtual ceremony honoring her live from Athens, Greece, tomorrow November 12, 2025 at 4PM EEST / 9AM EST / 6AM PST: https://bit.ly/4hX4Bj6

11/11/2025

*Updated*
⚠️ Baby Formula Recall Alert: The FDA and CDC are investigating a multistate outbreak of infant botulism linked to recalled infant formula. They are recommending that parents discontinue the use of any ByHeart Infant Formula products, as all ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula products have been recalled. This includes all unexpired lots of formula cans and single-serve “anywhere” sticks.

The advisory will be updated as information becomes available: https://bit.ly/3WOAP6w

11/07/2025

Truth in every jest! Starting at around 18 weeks of gestation hearing starts to develop. By 20-24 weeks, the fetus can hear muffled sounds, such as the parent’s heartbeat and voice. By 28 weeks, their hearing is more refined and they can distinguish between different sounds.

11/03/2025

🌿 APPPAH is proud to sponsor the Mother of Medicine Summit! 🌿
📅 Nov 7–9 | 12–3 PM PT daily
This powerful three-day virtual event celebrates the courage, creativity, and resilience of single mothers. Co-facilitated by women who are now—or were—single mothers, the summit highlights their journeys and the strategies they use to thrive while raising children independently.
✨ What to expect:
    •    Practical tools and supportive resources
    •    Insights from leading experts on holistic health, trauma-informed parenting, legal challenges, and regenerative wellbeing
    •    Inspiration and empowerment for single mothers and allies
Watch the video preview to see what this extraordinary event has in store! Don’t miss your chance to be part of a movement that uplifts single mothers and redefines family leadership worldwide. 💜
💻 Learn more and register → CCCearth.org/events

11/03/2025

Join our lactation support group hosted by a board-certified lactation consultant. Open to all expecting, nursing, or pumping parents and their babies. Learn more at https://ow.ly/P4m150Qmetl

10/31/2025

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10/24/2025

Ruth her nine children. Her personal and professional experiences converged, strengthening her belief that was both a public health priority and a foundation of and wellness.

Our hearts go out to the family, friends, and colleagues of Dr. Ruth A. Lawrence, MD, FAAP, FAACT, a pioneering figure in lactation medicine who passed away at the age of 101.

Her legacy as an educator, researcher, and passionate advocate lives on through the many families she helped and the field she transformed. Dr. Lawrence revolutionized breastfeeding medicine with her groundbreaking research and advocacy. She established the nation's first Breastfeeding and Human Lactation Study Center and authored the definitive medical textbook "Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession," which remains the gold standard for clinicians worldwide.

We are forever grateful for her vision, leadership, and unwavering dedication to supporting families. Her life's work continues to inspire all those who champion breastfeeding support.

We encourage you to learn more about Dr. Lawrence's extraordinary life and remarkable accomplishments at https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/ruth-a-lawrence-md-19242025-a-trailblazer-in-lactation-medicine-and-child-health.

May her memory be a blessing.

10/23/2025

10/22/2025

https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/mother-verite-statue-lindo-wing
our future depends on it.

Rather than the polished birth announcements we’ve come to associate those steps with, a new statue outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary’s Hospital represents the raw and unglamorous reality of the “fourth trimester”, says Lisa Niven-Phillips.

10/19/2025

No cost webinar-

Parents with disabilities have babies at about the same rate as those without disabilities. However, all too often, disabled parents don’t get the support th...

10/12/2025

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