Posts in 'Chestfeeding'

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MOMobile® Health and Parenting Education Groups: Bonding with Baby Basics
Healthy Start now offers community parenting groups for those planning to become pregnant, currently pregnant, or have a child under age three Our...
Recent graduates from Maternity Care Coalition's Doula and Lactation Community Health Worker Training
Become a Maternity Care Coalition Doula and Lactation Community Health Worker!
Maternity Care Coalition's Community Doula and Lactation Program equips you with the tools to support pregnant and parenting families! The Community...
October 23, 2024
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Black Breastfeeding Week: 2024 BBQ4BAE
Philly's 7th annual BBQ4BAE (Beautiful Black Queens 4 Breastfeeding Awareness & Empowerment), a family-friendly, community cookout to celebrate Black...
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'Chocolate Milk': Community Movie Screening
See PDF below for the official flyer. For any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact: Dr. Diane Spatz, [email protected] or Courtney...
Celebrating Mothers Brunch 2025
Our annual Celebrating Mothers Brunch will be held on May 10, 2025! Join us for our annual Celebrating Mothers Brunch, on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at...
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Updates
The Importance of Evidence-based home visiting
At MCC, we know that a new child doesn’t come with an instruction manual. Partnering with MCC home visitors, who we call Advocates, can help. Evidence...
June 18, 2024
In the Press
Maternity Care Coalition’s Doula Training Program offers an antidote this Black Maternal Health Week
Some of my earliest memories are of my mother telling me my birth story. I was born with the assistance of a midwife at Booth Maternity Center on City...
April 26, 2024
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Updates
Our Impact in 2023
As the Research and Evaluation team, we view ourselves as a bridge to bring the community voice into research. By working closely with program staff...
November 29, 2023
Updates
The 2019 Global Big Latch On with Maternity Care Coalition Building Community Support, One Latch At A Time
In August 2nd, we were extremely honored to host the 5th annual Philadelphia-based Global Latch event during World Breastfeeding Week. Nearly 150...
July 31, 2019
Benefits of Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding provides many benefits to both mothers and babies. Because of the known health benefits, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends...