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Muneera Fontaine

It's Now More Dangerous to Give Birth in California Than It Is in Kuwait or Bosnia

By Nathanael Johnson, California Watch
Posted on February 2, 2010, Printed on February 3, 2010
http://www.alternet.org/story/145524/

The mortality rate of California women who die from causes directly related to pregnancy has nearly tripled in the past decade, prompting doctors to worry about the dangers of obesity in expectant mothers and about medical complications of cesarean sections.

For the past seven months, the state Department of Pub… Continue

Posted by Muneera Fontaine on February 3, 2010 at 10:08pm — 1 Comment

Muneera Fontaine

Breast-Milk for Haiti: Why Donations Are Being Discouraged

By BONNIE ROCHMAN Bonnie Rochman Fri Jan 29, 3:00 pm ET

The call had gone out across the U.S. to breastfeeding moms: Power up your pumps, ladies. Haitian babies need your milk.

And on Jan. 28, those babies got it.

Through a complicated chain of communication involving various members of Congress, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and breastfeeding organizations galore, the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA) dispatched two coolers' worth of donated breast m… Continue

Posted by Muneera Fontaine on February 1, 2010 at 1:29pm

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SAVE THE DATE!-TRUST BIRTH CONFERENCE
Crowne Plaza; Redondo Beach, CA
March 12-14

SAVE THE DATE!-MIDWIFERY TODAY CONFERENCE
Trends and Traditions in Midwifery and Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA • April 14–18, 2010 • King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

SAVE THE DATE! CAPPA CONFERENCE
The Hilton Charlotte University Place; Charlotte, NC
July 22-25

SAVE THE DATE!- 7th INTERNATIONAL BLACK MIDWIVES AND HEALERS CONFERENCE
October 8-10, 2010 - So. California


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Check with Sistah Aqiylah on the boards she might know if there are any midwifery ICTC members in the Chicago area!
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This conference! I may be at Femmes of color in New orleans but I will be there in spirit!
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Northwest Doula Conference at The Community Health Education Center
March 20, 2010 from 9am to 5pm
For all doulas! Workshops include: Full Circle Birth Traditions Reproductive Justice Postpartum Care in the First 3 Weeks Midwives & Doulas as a Birth Team Nutrition in the Womb Donor Milk Banks Posterior Positioning Craniosacral Therapy for Mother…
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Full Circle Doula Conference! at The Community Health Education Center
March 20, 2010 from 9am to 5pm
For all doulas! This conference is in the planning stages. Registration and more details will be coming soon. If you have a workshop in mind or are willing to deliver one, please contact me directly at 503.515.8149.
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Peace Sistahs!!   I have a friend that is interested in a homebirth.  Does anyone know of any midwives of color in the Chicagoland area?  I believe she is due in September and needs to be in touch with one to begin her prenatals.   Any guidance you…
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