Melaninated Birthing Service

11/15/2025

11/15/2025

11/15/2025

Decades of research have shown that round-the-clock fetal monitoring does not reliably predict fetal distress, and experts say it leads to many unnecessary surgeries. But it’s still used in nearly every birth in the U.S. because of business and legal concerns, a New York Times investigation found. https://nyti.ms/3WF7yLx

11/15/2025

11/14/2025

Two more infants have been hospitalized amid an outbreak of botulism, a type of severe illness caused by botulinum toxin, federal health officials say.

As of Monday, at least 15 infants have been reported to have "suspected or confirmed" cases of infant botulism across 12 states, the Food and Drug Administration said in an advisory published Tuesday.

The infants who fell ill were all fed ByHeart Whole Nutrition powdered infant formula, the FDA said. According to the advisory, no deaths have been reported to date.

Read more: https://abcnews.visitlink.me/kK2bfn

11/14/2025

11/14/2025

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Howard County Health Department's Doula Partnership Program is helping to make sure someone is taken care of in all aspects of their pregnancy journey.

11/14/2025

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The impact that our AABC community members in their work never ceases to blow us away.
President of the NY State Chapter of AABC (NYSBCA) and founder of The Birthing Place, Myla Flores, had her Womb Bus featured in CBS News for its impact on families in the Bronx. 🚌🤰

The "Womb Bus" is a mobile wellness clinic that brings the services of the Birthing Place Foundation to under-represented communities in the Bronx, especially BIPOC families who experience significant systemic barriers to happy, healthy birth experiences. When the system is failing our families, the birth center community rises to the challenge with innovation and passion.

"I feel fortunate enough to kind of break that generational cycle of traumatic births," said one visitor of the Womb Bus.

To read the full article, visit https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/womb-bus-bronx-maternal-health-care/

10/25/2025

Healthy snack options for pregnant women 🤰🏼🤰🏻🤰🏽

08/04/2025

08/04/2025

National Breastfeeding 🤱🏽Week 2025
August 1-7th🤱🏽👩🏻‍🍼🤱🏽👩🏻‍🍼👩🏼‍🍼

06/20/2025