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Tips For Conference Organizers: Making the Most of Social Media At Your Next Birth and Breastfeeding Conference
We’re busy compiling our resources for you as you plan your next conference! Watch here for our upcoming conference checklist and attendee handouts. In the meantime, here’s a quick piece on making sure you capture the impact of your social media efforts online: You’ve just mobilized a successful event and fostered a whole new level…
Read MoreNine Birth and Breastfeeding Photos That Tell A Story
In our post on improving the impact of photography on your website, blog, and social media campaigns, we talk about the importance of using images that tell a story. Here’s nine examples from the birth and breastfeeding world – mostly by amateurs or using bartered pro photographers – to ignite your creativity about your images:…
Read MoreHelp Develop New Tools For Informed Consent
Researchers from the Maternal Quality Indicators Work Group are looking for mothers who are currently pregnant and planning a cesarean birth to complete a quick survey. The goal of this phase of the study is to better understand what matters most to women about their care during pregnancy and birth, who they trust when seeking information and…
Read MoreMoving From Silos To Bridges: Wrap Up Of BirthGenius Chat #24
First – a big thanks to the participants of #BirthGenius chat #24, on how we can improve collaborations for maternal health care. As always, the insights of our community were powerful and thought provoking. (Here’s a transcript of the chat in case you missed it and a Twitter list of the #BirthGenius chat participants.) I…
Read MoreBirthGenius chat #24: working together (for women’s sake!)
Join Birth and Breastfeeding Professionals You’re invited to the monthly BirthGenius Twitter chat! Tuesday, October 16th, at 2 pm ET (NOTE time change for this month!) We all know women are best served by collaborations – doulas, midwives, obstetricians, breastfeeding peer supporters and professionals all working together in a continuum of care. The reality is much…
Read MoreWhat Motivates Birth and Breastfeeding Organizations To Go Online?
Recently, the Journal of Human Lactation decided to establish a Facebook page. Why? According to a recent Lactation Matters post, the self-described “digital immigrant” editor was egged on by the ” those incorrigible, born again social media-ites on ILCA’s Marketing Committee.” They were also swayed by a number of articles coming up in their November issue…
Read MoreHow To Update Your Twitter Profile Images
BirthGeniuses, did you see the new options for your Twitter profile rolled out ths week? You can now further personalize your page with a header image (think Facebook Pages banner) and there’s more flexibility with the background images. Why? Probably due to the increased use of tablets and other mobile devices. Twitter also rolled…
Read MoreBirthGenius Chat #23: Using Technology To Make Your Life Simpler Not More Complicated
Join Birth and Breastfeeding Professionals You’re invited to the monthly BirthGenius Twitter chat! Tuesday, September 18th, at 1:30pm ET Millennial moms are known for being highly connected online. Moms are the most likely to use a smartphone or tablet and, according to this recent study, 12% even reported using their smart phones during sex. How are you…
Read MoreMANA Searching for Social Media Volunteer: Create Change & Learn New Skills!
Check out this opportunity! MANA is taking applications for a one year volunteer position as an OCM (Online Community Manager). They are building a team to help manage their online communities. In exchange for volunteering, you’ll receive a 4-6 week training, from the comfort of your own home by social media expert Mana Ionescu, CEO…
Read MoreILCA Tweet Roundup
If, like me, you weren’t at ILCA (sniff) the Twitter stream was a great way to keep up with highlights of the conversation. Tweets only stay on Twitter for about 4 days, so we captured each day of the stream using TweetDoc, a great tool for archiving events and chats. (TweetDoc can be a little…
Read MoreUsing Social Media to Support Breastfeeding: Q & A With Fleur Bickford
If you tweet about breastfeeding, you’ve met Fleur! With 4,000+ followers and an active Facebook page, Fleur Bickford is a top influencer for lactating mamas. She’ll be spreading her genius next week at ILCA, speaking on using social media to promote, protect and support breastfeeding. Since she – like many of us! – is not…
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