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Covid-19 Restrictions on Birth & Breastfeeding: Disproportionately Harming Black and Native Women

By Kimberly Allers ● Black Maternal Health ● March 27, 2020

Let’s be clear, the failure of a timely and effective response from the federal government has dangerous and deadly trickle down effects.

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Dear White Women: Are You Behind What’s Suppressing Black Breastfeeding Rates?

By Kimberly Allers ● Black Maternal Health ● August 26, 2019

What better time than Black Breastfeeding Week to have an uncomfortable and overdue public conversation about the ways power and white privilege work.

For Breastfeeding Awareness Month: How Breast Milk Shapes the Gut...and Brain!

By Kristine Gedroic, MD ● Black Maternal Health ● August 21, 2019

Breast milk’s effects on health has more to do with its impact on early formation of the gut, which has been found in recent years to benefit the body and brain long term.

Get Off My Nipple: Stop the Baby Food Industry from Milking Profits

By Felogene Anumo ● Black Maternal Health ● July 29, 2019

Let's remember that corporate power over breastfeeding choices is as personal as it is political.

Exclusive Investigative Report: Harvard’s Pediatric Nutrition Star Comes Under Scrutiny for Conflicts of Interest

By Rebecca Gale ● Black Maternal Health ● December 18, 2018

“It is still unclear how all of these conflicts do not raise ethical flags for Harvard.”

The Black Infant Remembrance Memorial: Where No Infant is Forgotten

By Kimberly Allers ● Black Maternal Health ● September 3, 2018

Data proves that the US is catastrophically failing black babies. This is no time for silence.

MIT Shows How to ‘Make the Breast Pump Not Suck' for Women of Color

By Kimberly Allers ● Black Maternal Health ● April 26, 2018

From making Native American regalia more breastfeeding friendly to “smart” technologies, this weekend's hack-a-thon goes above and beyond the breast pump.