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05/04/2025

Repost .move.change DOULA WISDOM  STARTS TODAY! So thrilled to see share doula wisdom here!

In celebration of the powerful and transformative postpartum experience, the Speak! Move! Change! Collective is excited to share the wisdom of our community to empower YOU to help postpartum families in your community to thrive.

Today’s tips come from Theresa Lasbrey Peters, birth and postpartum doula and Certified Lactation Counselor from the Bronx in NYC.

➡️ Swipe through the graphics for Theresa’s top tips! More details below.

📣 In her own words:
“How you birth is how you live. How you give birth will impact generations. Birth is more than just getting the baby out of your body. The process and choices you make before, during, and after childbirth affect you and your child for years to come. For instance, those choices can impact your ability and desire to feed from your body. Most people have an abstract sense of the benefit to baby to breastfeed but never grasp that doing so protects your child from ailments in adulthood like bladder cancer. They are never connected to how this biological act will protect the birthing person from diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis, and so much more. It is crucial to learn and make informed choices every step of the way. Your pregnancy isn’t a runaway train. No matter what happens, you always have a say in your care. You are the conductor. You may not always know the destination. You just have to trust that you and your body will get you there.”

🔗 Theresa is the founder of Nnenna Birth, a full spectrum birth service for your needs from conception to birth to postpartum and beyond. Reaching back to her place of birth, Nigeria, Theresa chose “Nnenna” from her mother tongue, Igbo. “Nne” means  “mother” and “nna” means “father”. Nnenna Birth serves the mother, the father, and every expression of parent in between.
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REGISTER NOW to learn more at National Postpartum Awareness Week for Black Indigenous People of Color 2025 beginning TODAY!

May 4th — May 10th, 2025
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM EST Zoom & YouTube
Free & Virtual

💻 RSVP: bit.ly/PAWmovement2025

03/26/2025

Live today at the capital in Albany with Mobilize Maternal Health Coalition (MMHC) Please join us on March 26th as we raise our voices for maternal health! 📢 We’re taking action in Albany to support critical legislation that will save lives, improve care, and support birthing people across New York State. Together, we can create meaningful change. Be part of the movement - your presence matters! 🤱🏾✊🏽www.bit.ly/mar26action Hi!

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MMHC is a collaborative, grassroots effort bringing together reproductive justice organizations, public figures, and birth justice advocates to address New York’s urgent maternal healthcare needs. MMHC is comprised of organizations such as the New York State Birth Center Association, New York Certified Professional Midwives, PUSH, and Haven Midwifery, and is growing every day! MMHC aims to advance reproductive healthcare, increase access to midwifery care, reduce maternal mortality rates, and promote equitable healthcare solutions for underserved communities. Through education, awareness, and advocacy, MMHC engages state and local officials, the press, and the public on these critical issues, aligning with the NYF’s focus on racial and gender justice.

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03/20/2025

🩵Weekly recap!🩵
It was so nice to see everyone for last week’s classes at !! We ran Childbirth Labor & Delivery, Pain Coping Techniques and Lactation/Newborn Care. Click the link in our bio to sign up today!!

03/11/2025

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03/11/2025

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CW: Maternal death

Say their name every time. Tenisha Evans.

Tenisha’s grieving mother openly shares that she believes her healthy 25 year old daughter was wronged by St. John’s Hospital in Queens and is calling for others to come forward to share their experiences there as an act of support.

Tenisha leaves behind twin infants now in the care of her mom. **I’m hoping to update this post with info on how to send monetary support to this family. Please stay tuned.***

This impacts us all, at every level of community. These are humans. Loved ones. Contributors to our communities.

08/26/2024

So many amazing events this week! Please support www.blackbreastfeedingweek.org with your donations as they continue celebrating Black lactating families, educating and reducing disparities in infant feeding and infant mortality. Repost with permission from
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Happy Black Breastfeeding Week! 🥳 This week (August 25th-31st), we celebrate the power of our stories & community. Join us as we Listen Up! and amplify the voices of Black lactating families by sharing your stories 👂🏾

Swipe through ➡️ to see how we’re reclaiming our narrative and centering our stories for breastfeeding justice with events this week:

📣 Signature Events:
Oakland Open Mic Night for Black Mamas
📆August 25th
⏰6pm
🎙️hosted by rapper/actress .nomore

New York Open Mic Night for Black Mamas
📆August 28th
⏰6pm
🎙️hosted by comedienne

Virtual Open Mic Night for Black Mamas
📆August 30th
⏰ 8pm est
🎙️hosted by comedian and global maternal health activist

📣 Webinar Series:
Listen Up: Storytelling as Critical Support for Breastfeeding Justice
📆August 29th at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT

📣 Irth Birth Worker Pool Party:
📆August 31st
⏰3pm
📍Long Island, NY

Register online at linktr.ee/bbw24

06/23/2024

06/07/2024

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As a new parent sometimes it is hard to remember to prioritize your mental health. Here are some easy ways has come up with for herself to help maintain her mental health as a new mom.

There are many therapists you can talk to who specifically focus on pregnancy and postpartum. Remember postpartum depression and anxiety is very treatable. Telling someone is the first step to finding the help you need to feel better

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05/18/2024

Join Jada Shapiro, CLSC and founder of Birth Day Presence and Boober and Amadoma Bediako, CLC, expert community doula, lactation counselor and educator THIS SUNDAY!

Learn how doulas can help prepare parents to understand lactation & provide useful resources to families

Lactation Course for Birth and Postpartum Doulas (counts toward DONA and many other Certifications).

LINK IN BIO!!

Will we see you there?

05/17/2024

Please join us this Sunday! NYC needs this BIPOC-led, Midwife-led birth center. Pls come out, bring signs, tell reporters, tell your friends and rally with us to raise awareness!! Midwifery-care centers birthing people and families and reduces unnecessary intervention while increasing satisfaction with the birth experience, helps people maintain bodily autonomy, increases success with lactation, decreases likelihood of postpartum depression and so much more! Midwife try care is proven to keep make birth safer and to provide optimal experiences and outcomes. Midwife-led birth is the solution and all the other countries similar to ours know this. NYC has so few birth options. If you can’t make it, please donate to Haven!

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Join us this Sunday for an inspiring and informative event at Haven Midwifery’s 3rd Annual Birth Rally! This special gathering is dedicated to celebrating the beauty of birth and the incredible work of midwives. Whether you’re an expecting parent, a birth care worker or simply interested in advocating for changes with maternity care, this event is for you.
Don’t miss out on this empowering community event at Haven Midwifery. It’s a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable insights, share experiences, and advocate for change. We look forward to seeing you there this Sunday!

05/07/2024

Tonight was amazing! Still many nights you can attend, learn, share and be transformed and work toward justice and deep whole care for BIPOC birthing and postpartum people. JOIN US FOR NATIONAL POSTPARTUM AWARENESS WEEK 2024!! Register .move.change

This 7-day virtual series was co-created in 2021 and launched in 2023 by the Speak! Move! Change Collective! (.move.change), a group of stakeholders in committed to restoring life and dignity to the birthing and postpartum experiences of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) across the nation.

We gather to amplify and uplift the needs and the voices of BIPOC birthing people, babies & families during the so that “Birthing while Black/Brown” in the United States will no longer be a death sentence. We do this by infusing each virtual session with art, ritual, ceremony, information, discourse and interactive activities.

Through the combined power of Collective Action, Anti-Racism and Decolonization, this campaign raises awareness about the inequitable and unacceptable impact of systemic and institutional racism during pregnancy, birth and . JOIN US!

DATES: Sun, May 5th to Sat, May 11th 2024
TIME: 7:00pm to 9:30pm EST each night
WHERE: LIVE On Zoom
REGISTER (Free!): https://bit.ly/PAWmovement24 (link in bio!)

*Panel Discussion, Ritual, Ceremony, Artistry and Dialogue!*

You don’t want to miss this POWERFUL (free!) virtual series - come for one evening or all 7!

3️⃣ Tues 5/7 - Well Nourished: Feeding Our Babies, Securing Our Futures

4️⃣ Wed 5/8 - Our Bodies, Our Rights, Our Time: The Power of Reproductive Justice In The 4th Trimester

5️⃣ Thurs 5/9 - You Are Not Alone: Receiving Mental & Emotional Support During the Postpartum Journey

6️⃣ Fri 5/10 - Power To The People: Bringing Reproductive Justice To Life Through Politics, Policy & Partnership

7️⃣ Sat 5/11 - May The Birthing Circle Be Unbroken: Bringing Collective Action To Light & Life

REGISTER NOW: bit.ly/PAWmovement24

05/03/2024

Come celebrate Mother’s day and see , , and Jada Shapiro talk about pregnancy, postpartum, nutrition, mental health, fitness... and everything in between! 💜🩵