Top Breastfeeding Pages on Facebook

Since there’s no easy way to identify the top Facebook pages on a topic like breastfeeding, I’m crowdsourcing it! I’ve identified what I think are the ten U.S. Facebook pages that focus on breastfeeding and have the most fans. (I’m a huge believer that audience size isn’t everything! But right now I’m looking for pages with the…

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Guest Post at Science and Sensibility

Honored to have had the opportunity to talk with Saraswathi Vedam, the convener and chair of the Home Birth Consensus Summit. One of the most powerful things about the Summit is that it isn’t bringing together “the choir.” The Summit brings together all of the stakeholders in the maternity care system, with the goal of…

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Guest Post At Lactation Matters

I trust moms to make the best possible decisions for themselves and their families. Moms are best equipped to make those decisions when they have access to high-quality, accurate, evidence-based information about birth. Learn more about the connections between birth and breastfeeding and a new educational tool for moms over at my guest post at…

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Guest 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…

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Guest 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…

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Research 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…

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