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We reduce breastfeeding disparities through TRaining, Accountability & Community Supports

01/02/2025

We believe our diversity should be celebrated, because that is what makes us great. We acknowledge & uplift the historical achievements of Black people and the amazing trailblazers we work with that are making history everyday, because Black History is American history.
Happy Black History Month.

08/10/2024

We are excited to be expanding our Warm Referral Network to Grand Rapids!!

We love cross state collaboration 🎉

Yesterday was our first of many Medicaid workshops in GR. These workshops help doulas go through & understand the process, but also most importantly, connects them with one another!

Thank you Lyanna for facilitating this session and Radiant Roots Doula Network /m and Allison Denk Brito for hosting this time.

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04/10/2024

Please check out these two amazing educational opportunities coming to Grand Rapids this month!
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25/09/2024

Our Project Manager Angelene and teammate Keva met up at the Michigan WIC Peer Update yesterday.
Angelene was presenting on her amazing work with - an amazing .oc service model

25/08/2024

It's Black Breastfeeding Week!🤱🏽🤱🏿🤱🏾
The theme of this year's celebration is is Listen Up! Reclaiming Our Narrative & Centering Our Stories for Breastfeeding Justice.
From : "Black Breastfeeding Week was created in 2014 by a collective of Black leaders from the breastfeeding field and is celebrated annually from August 25-31. The observance was developed as a response to the high black infant mortality rate, the lack of diversity in the lactation field, and unique cultural barriers among Black women, and shines a light on efforts and initiatives that support breastfeeding among Black families."

16/08/2024

Today kicks off Asian-American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Week. This year's theme is "Bridging the Gaps for AANHPI Families"

06/08/2024

As we reflect on the theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2024, "Closing the Gap: Breastfeeding Support for All", we wanted to ask: what are you doing to bridge the gap? Let us know in the comments!

31/03/2024

We want to say Happy World Doctor's Day to our team physician, Dr. Paula K. Schreck, MD, IBCLC, FABM.
Dr. Schreck is a pediatrician, Lactation Consultant and Fellow of Breastfeeding Medicine with the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM). She is also the Medical Director of breastfeeding support services for Ascension as well as the outpatient breastfeeding clinic at Ascension St. John in Detroit. In addition to those roles, she is Program Director and creator of The Lactation Consultant Program- an accredited Pathway 2 lactation consultant training program- which is an affiliation between Ascension, MI and Henry Ford College.
Dr. Schreck serves as Chief Medical Officer for Coffective and is the leader of the QI-TRACS Project.

08/02/2024

Today, we are shining a light on Kalamazoo. Aita Wellington, MPA(c), BA, CLC completed her undergraduate studies at Western Michigan University and is pursuing her Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Michigan. She is a champion for immigrant’s rights who exercises her passion as the Immigrant Rights Advocacy Manager for YWCA of Kalamazoo, MI. Aita is also a staunch advocate for women’s rights and believes health equity is crucial in ensuring that all birthing persons are provided with quality healthcare when they enter any hospital system. The births of her 2 sons further cemented this belief for her. She is also a Certified Lactation Counselor who is passionate about breastfeeding as a health equity issue.
Since October 2021, Aita has been the CO for QI-TRACS with Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, where she uses her expertise in advocacy to help make system-wide change.

Thank you Aita, for being a trailblazer and making Black History everyday! ❤️🖤💚 ⭐️ 🌟 🤱🏽🤰🏾

07/02/2024

Our honoree today is Rickeshia Williams in Battle Creek. Rickeshia wears many hats, but is most proud of her roles as a wife and mother to her son and daughter. She is the CO for Bronson Battle Creek Hospital with QI-TRACS and Executive Director/ Co-founder of Milk Like Mine in Battle Creek. At MLM, she serves as a Certified Lactation Specialist & Counselor, Certified Birth & Postpartum Doula, Childbirth Educator and Postpartum Depression Counselor. She has also recently started a Baby Café in partnership with Bronson hospital leadership.
Rickeshia’s passion for birthwork and breastfeeding support was sparked with the birth of her son, but she has always had the heart of a doula, supporting the women in her circle through pregnancy and postpartum long before she made it a career. Her first breastfeeding journey was easy, but difficulties with her daughter drove her desire to help others in the way she wished that she had been helped. This led to the beginning of Rickeshia’s lactation career in 2011 as a WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor. She is currently pursuing the IBCLC credential through Pathway 3 and plans to expand her reach in birthwork when she begins midwifery courses next year.
Thank you Rickeshia, for being a trailblazer & making Black History everyday! ❤️🖤💚 ⭐️ 🌟 🤱🏽🤰🏾

06/02/2024

Today, we move our focus to Grand Rapids. Lyanna Moore is a community organizer, Certified Doula (CCI), Certified Lactation Specialist (LEC) and owner of Moore 2 Love Doula Services serving Grand Rapids & surrounding areas- providing care, support, and education to her clients. Birthwork is her passion & she is working diligently to end disparities facing BIPOC communities.
Lyanna is consistently pouring and educating her community on what birth can look like with doula support. To this end, she has partnered with several community organizations including Moms Bloom, Alpha Grand Rapids, and H.O.A.P. Inc.
Currently, she is with Commonsense Childbirth Institute as the Student Engagement Coordinator supporting new doulas and birth workers. With QI-TRACS, Lyanna is Community Organizer for Corewell Health and the Grand Rapids area.
Lyanna is a Detroit native, living in West Michigan with her husband and three daughters.
Thank you Lyanna, for being a trailblazer & making Black History everyday! ❤️🖤💚 ⭐️ 🌟 🤱🏽🤰🏾

05/02/2024

To kick things off, we're going to start with our newest CO, Stephanie Weatherspoon. She just came onboard in August and has already made great strides with her Taskforce, bringing "Doulas & Donuts" to Kalamazoo.
She is a mother of three boys, a wife, a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator and a
Certified Birth and Postpartum Doula. She facilitates workshops throughout the community on topics relating to Maternal Child Health in addition to infant/pediatric CPR and first aid training. While she loves being in the homes of clients & promoting their rest and recovery, her passion for education, breastfeeding, birth justice, and self-advocacy skills is woven throughout everything she does.
Breastfeeding initiation and sustainability has been a major focus of her community work. She is passionate about working with the hospital system to create better birth experiences and breastfeeding success for families that deliver at Ascension Borgess.
Thank you Stephanie, for being a trailblazer and making Black History everyday! ❤️🖤💚 ⭐️ 🌟 🤰🏾🤱🏽

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