Understanding Your Privacy Settings In Facebook Groups
Understanding the privacy settings of Facebook Groups helps make sure you are sharing (or not sharing) information with those you intend to share with. Facebook Groups are an online space where a group of people can discuss a particular interest. The settings we’re discussing here are different than those for your personal profile or your…
Read MoreHow To Make Your WordPress Page Password Protected
There’s lots of reasons you might want to have a password protected page. These include: A class or training where you’d like to provide additional materials online, but not available to anyone that visits your site You’d like to create a sense of added value for participants in a program or class You have special…
Read MoreGuest Post at Science and Sensibility
We know that families that work with midwives enjoy much higher breastfeeding rates. What is it that we can learn about what midwives best practices? How can we transform those into policies that help women reach their breastfeeding goals, regardless of setting? I am honored to be guest posting today, along with Midwives Alliance of…
Read MoreMaking Social Media Fit Into Your Life As A Birth Or Breastfeeding Pro: Social Media Routines
Do you want to maintain a presence on social media, but don’t have a lot of time? Does every time you log in to Facebook turn into a 2 hour (ahem, at least) session of reading birth articles, commenting in groups, and yet you end up feeling like you haven’t accomplished anything? Do you attend…
Read MoreUpdate: Facebook *Still* Equates Breastfeeding With Sexual Enhancement Products
David Stark of BabyBabyOhBaby is a fervent supporter of new mothers. A firm believer that attached mothers and babies promote healthy families, he has developed a series of videos on breastfeeding and infant massage, with one on birth on the way. With BirthSwell’s support, he recently rolled out a new Facebook page, with the goal…
Read More#BirthGenius Chat Roundup: Managing Conflict and Dissent
Conflict and dissent is nothing new to the birth and breastfeeding communities. We often hear the phrase “don’t feed the troll” – but who really is a troll? How does your own tolerance of conflict impact how you manage dissent or disagreement online? These are just some of the topics we touched on at Friday’s…
Read MoreGuest Post: Managing Conflict and Dissent Online
Editor’s note: In preparation for this month’s #BirthGenius chat, we asked Jodine Chase if she would guest blog about how online communities can start to think about how to manage conflict and dissent online. We’re thrilled she contributed this piece, which also ran today on her blog, Jodine’s World. Want to keep the convo going?…
Read MoreTwitter Chat #26: Managing Conflict and Dissent NEW DATE
As you may know, we rescheduled this chat out of respect for the tragedy in Boston. We have set the new date and time for this Friday. Please join us! You’re invited to the monthly BirthGenius Twitter chat! Friday April 26th, at 1:30 pm ET (NEW date and time) This month’s topic: Conflict and dissent are…
Read MoreGuest post at Moms Rising
Whoo hoo! We’re so excited to share with you all that we’re guest blogging today at Moms Rising – along with Amber McCann – on how to help ensure mothers have fair and accurate information on social media about infant feeding. We are thrilled that the Moms Rising audience will learn about how the world’s…
Read MoreResearch To Inform Breastfeeding Policy, Messaging
I just got back from the Breastfeeding and Feminism Symposium, sponsored by the University of North Carolina, Greensboro’s Center for Women’s Health and Wellness and University of North Carolina’s Global Breastfeeding Institute. While I was there, I had the opportunity to present – along with Amber McCann – on how advocates can use social media…
Read MoreBirth & Breastfeeding Conference Calendar: Announcing a New Partnership with Science & Sensibility
As part of our commitment to foster collaboration and help grow connections between various maternal health stakeholders we have been keeping track of maternal health, birth and breastfeeding conferences for the past two years. We’ve heard from you that this was a valuable resource and are dedicated to continue to curate this information. This year…
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