Bellies to Babies Foundation

100 Voices of Hope: Black Birth Stories- Jennie Joseph 100 Voices of Hope: Black Birth Stories is a campaign to shine a light on uplifting stories from Black Birthing People, Mothers, Fathers, Partners, Family, C...

Early breastfeeding linked to lower risk of childhood obesity, regardless of mother's weight, study finds Consistently breastfeeding infants in any amount during their first three months was associated with a lower risk of childhood obesity, regardless of the mother's body mass index (BMI) before pregnancy, according to a new study.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS DONATED!

As Black History Month is closed NPTF would like to thank our donors who gave to the Council of Midwifery Elders.

There is still a chance you can donate to the NPTF Council of Midwifery Elders fund below.
https://www.classy.org/give/559736/ #!/donation/checkout

Join me in Bali this March!
I’ll be a guest teacher at the upcoming Advanced Skills for Birthworkers retreat in Bali this March. This one of a kind retreat only happens once per year - Join Jennie and teachers CNN Hero, Ibu Robin Lim, DONA Doula Trainer, Debra Pascali-Bonaro and Midwives Naoli Vinaver and Mala Landt for 7 days and 8 nights of learning, nourishment, love, laughter, healing and deepening of your birth wisdom.

This workshop is for doulas, alternative health practitioners, midwives, massage therapists, doctors, nurses and those who offer clinical, emotional and/or hands-on support to birthing families and wish to dive deeper into supportive measures for their clients.

Dates: March 15-23, 2024

www.eatpraydoula.com

Thank you @
drromandadillon for inviting me to speak on the panel as a black midwife and highlight any tips, advice, and guidance you can give to black women and families who are preparing to bring a new life into the world and speak on the importance of midwives to the birthing process.
As Prematurity Awareness Day is Nov. 17 our chapter is planning a webinar to highlight the importance of black practitioners to the health of black women as they give birth. The webinar is slated for November 19th, 2023, at 5 pm GMT.

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A guide for pregnant women, expectant parents and their supporters, first responders, medical staff, and all humanitarians in disaster and crisis situations by .

Access to guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQNZ2NYGkgxmN_ZF6kHRbq0d-vH31QwipMnI8RiYSqwq2iGwj62OHBHo-LCrCfNOyD2tpW7b764TDll/pub

With Jennie Joseph’s approval, we translated this guide through a professional translation company into MSA Arabic, Armenian, French, Ukrainian and Hebrew.