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    ayannarobinson
    • May 9
    • 5 min

    Black Maternal Mental Health and Managing Postpartum Maternal Stress

    May is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month and May 4th through 8th is Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week. Becoming a mother and caring for your new inf...

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    Black Girls Breastfeeding Club
    • Jan 28
    • 7 min

    For Nia with Love in the Form of Donor Milk

    Learn about one mother's story through birth and accepting donor breast milk for her child. Sometimes breastfeeding looks like this.

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    Black Girls' Breastfeeding Club
    • Apr 8, 2019
    • 1 min

    A National Directory of Breastfeeding Support Groups for Black Mothers

    In research with Black mothers who participate in online groups for breastfeeding support, one thing is clear.... Black mothers desire to be supported along ...

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    Alexis Anderson
    • Feb 18, 2019
    • 4 min

    How Counselors, Doulas, and Birth Workers Enhance Pregnancy and Motherhood for Black Women

    In the United States, Black women are more than three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than White women. Doulas (and other birth workers)...

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    Black Girls' Breastfeeding Club
    • Dec 30, 2018
    • 2 min

    A Year in Review - 2018

    2018 has been an incredible year of growth for Black Girls' Breastfeeding Club. With the support of our village and through collaborations with other organi...

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    Ayanna Robinson, Ph.D., MPH
    • Oct 22, 2018
    • 2 min

    (in)Visible Woman

    Exploring alternative representations of her analysis, she explored poetical thinking as a way to practice reflexivity and engage broader au

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    Ayanna Robinson, Ph.D., MPH
    • Oct 22, 2018
    • 1 min

    EMPOWERED*

    "Empowered" is another poem developed by BGBC founder as she explored alternative ways of representing her findings from her resea

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    Black Girls Breastfeeding Club
    • Sep 24, 2018
    • 1 min

    Breastfeeding with Love and in Public

    On August 30th, Black Girls' Breastfeeding club hosted an event in Atlanta, Georgia in honor of Black Breastfeeding Week and to kick off our new project. Aft...

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    ayannarobinson
    • Sep 11, 2018
    • 1 min

    BGBC Founder Featured on Natural Parenting Show!

    During Black Breastfeeding week, BGBC founder, Ayanna Robinson, was featured on "Natural Parenting Talk with Lauren and Keema". If you did not see the live s...

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    Kristin Fields, MPH
    • Aug 29, 2018
    • 5 min

    Breastfeeding Twins - A Story of Faith and Perseverance

    On September 1, 2018 God blessed my husband and I with 2 precious babies; a boy and girl set of twins! I had a GREAT pregnancy and though twins usually come ...

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    Ayanna Robinson, Ph.D., MPH
    • Aug 27, 2018
    • 3 min

    Race, Social Justice, and Support – A Journey through Breastfeeding

    As I think back on my breastfeeding journey, there were key points of intervention that undermined my voice and showed either lack of genuine support or lack...

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    ayannarobinson
    • Aug 19, 2018
    • 1 min

    "Breastfeeding with Love and in Public" - Free Photo Shoot During Black Breastfeeding Week

    We are celebrating Black Breastfeeding Week with the launch of a project to increase the representation of Black mothers breastfeeding in the media. In 2018,...

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    ayannarobinson
    • Jul 21, 2017
    • 1 min

    Let's Get Together

    We are our sister's keeper. We also understand the importance of community and we like to have a good time. Click on the image to access the survey! We look ...

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    ayannarobinson
    • Jul 7, 2017
    • 5 min

    Mothering Young and Breastfeeding: Tips on Meeting Your Goals

    Younger mothers typically have lower breastfeeding initiation and also shorter duration rates (Olaiya et al., 2016, McDowell et al., 2008). There are certain...

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    ayannarobinson
    • Feb 24, 2017
    • 7 min

    My Body, My Choice (Revisited)

    The Women's March in DC received both praises and criticisms. The conversations on inclusiveness reminded me of an article I read during world breastfeeding ...

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    Black Girls Breastfeeding Club
    • Nov 28, 2016
    • 0 min

    Increasing Breastfeeding among Young African American Women

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    Black Girls Breastfeeding Club
    • Nov 21, 2016
    • 2 min

    Shaping Breastfeeding Norms Digitally

    It is critical for Black women to see images of themselves and their bodies in ways that are not sexually exploitative. The media is a pervasive tool that ha...

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