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New Mexico recognized as one of 9 states with highest babies born in...
According to the CDC, New Mexico is among the top states with a higher percentage of live births at Baby Friendly facilities as named by the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in 2020. HUGE...
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Have You Taken Our New Mom’s Health & Wellness Survey?
Please take our New Mom’s Health & Wellness Survey Have you given birth in the last year? Do you know anyone who has? Please share our New Mom’s Health & Wellness Survey with them! The survey...
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Black Maternal Health Week 2021
Join us for Black Maternal Health Week 2021! Founded and led by Black Mamas Matter Alliance, it is an intentional week of awareness, activism, and community building. See below for local Black Maternal...
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Celebrating Senate Bill 96 & Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s Proclamation...
Protecting Black women and people is an act of justice that is centuries overdue. Harmful health outcomes, police brutality, misogynoir, and laws that disproportionately target and separate Black...
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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Week of Action
This Mother’s Day, organizations, leaders, mothers, and those who love them are taking action to urge Congress to pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act through a week of action that raises awareness...
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Lactation Story 2022
”I was in active labor when I arrived at the hospital in El Paso, TX from Las Cruces, NM. I delivered naturally not too long after and remember holding my baby on my chest. He was perfect.”
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Today we sit down with the New Mexico Breastfeeding task force and discuss the wide range of care and support they provide for breastfeeding mothers, hospitals, clinics, employers and the wider...
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Maternal health crisis in New Mexico: services shrink, risks grow.
“Work with them, reach out to them, engage with them.” said Monica Esparza, executive director of the New Mexico Breastfeeding Task Force. “Until we start doing that together, I don’t know that we are...
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August and September: National Breastfeeding Month
Aug 1, 2023 Mary Nell-Wegner Not only is August sure to bring cooler temperatures, it is also Breastfeeding Awareness Month! In New Mexico, our theme this year is “Reclamation begins with skin to...
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Expanding the Lactation Landscape in New Mexico
Image of the first NMBTF lactation provider cohort in 2019 Jun 10, 2024 Monica Esparza Expanding the Lactation Landscape in New Mexico New Mexico is at a pivotal moment for expanding its lactation...
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