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Prolonged and Exclusive Breastfeeding Reduces the Risk of Infectious Diseases in Infancy

Pediatrics - July 2010

 

Learning for Life: Outreach Doulas supporting Latina, Somali mothers

King 5 News - June 23, 2010

 

Doula becoming a household name

ABC News - May 22, 2010

 

Private Umbilical Cord Blood Banking: Smart Parenting or Waste of Money?

ABC News - May 5, 2010

 

Peaceful Revolution: Motherhood and the $13 Billion Guilt

Melissa Bartick, MD, MSc - April 14, 2010

 

Breastfeeding may have protective effect on child and adolescent mental health

The Baby Friendly Initiative, UNICEF - April 6, 2010

 

The Burden of Suboptimal Breastfeeding in the United States: A Pediatric Cost Analysis

Pediatrics article by Melissa Bartick, MD, MSc and Arnold Reinhold, MBA - April 5, 2010 


10 Questions for U.S. Doulas

Published by Rieko Kishi, RN, CNM, PhD, from Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, and longtime friend of HealthConnect One.

Child Research Net - March 19, 2010

 

Doulas, a Mom’s Best Friend During Labor, Grow in Popularity

MissionLoc@l article on doulas at San Francisco General Hospital - February 22, 2010

 

Cutting Early Childhood Programs Worsens Fiscal Problems

The Pew Charitable Trusts - January 19, 2010

 

Effects of Multiparity and Prolonged Breast-feeding on Maternal Bone Mineral Density: A Community-based Cross-sectional Study

BMC Women's Health - Janaka Lenora, Sarath Lekamwasam, Magnus K Karlsson - posted January 6, 2010

 

There’s No Place Like Home

This report highlights the HC One community-based doula model, and concludes that federal funding investment in home visiting programs, connecting women and their families to a broad range of services, is critical to supporting low-income families.

Center for American Progress - January 5, 2010

 

Exploring opinions and beliefs about cord blood donation among Hispanic and non-Hispanic black women

by Dianne Rucinski, Risé Jones, Brenda Reyes, Lawon Tidwell, RoiAnn Phillips, and Denise Delves, from the Institute for Health Research and Policy, HealthConnect One, and Mercy Hospital, Chicago, Illinois - December 29, 2009

 

 


News Archives

 

Teaching Black Women To Embrace Breast-Feeding: NPR

by Jennifer Ludden (All Things Considered) - December 23, 2009

 

Doulas Support Young Moms

National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth - December 2009

 

Aintie-Tia Program — Empowers Families Bringing Healthy Babies

Produced the first certified African-American doulas in Tarrant County; results include 70% breastfeeding rate

Fort Worth/Dallas Birthing Project - December 2009

 

Illinois Hospital Report Card

For C-Section Rates: (1) type in the hospital name, (2) when the hospital comes up, click on the “Quality” tab, (3) click on “jump to inpatient utilization"

Illinois Department of Public Health - December 2009


County Apologizes After Breastfeeding Incident at Public Pool

Channel 2 News - Stone Mountain, GA - July 2009

 

Community-Based Doulas: A Good Investment in Our Future

Blog by Jane Fonda featured in The Huffington Post - July 7, 2009

G-CAPP's Doula Project was one of HC One's original replication sites, and we congratulate them on this great coverage!

 

Study Links Breastfeeding to High Grades, College Entry

Reuters Life! - June 15, 2009

 

Breastfeeding Promotion Act

United States Breastfeeding Committee - June 2009

 

Learning for Life: Demonstration Communities

Community-Based Doula Program at Open Arms Perinatal Services

Channel 5 - Seattle, WA - April 22, 2009

 

HRSA Awards $6.3 Million to Launch New Parents Initiative, 'Doulas' Training

HRSA Archive - October 2008


Peer counseling program helps nursing women

Athens Banner-Herald - September 2005



Story on peer counseling provided valuable service

Athens-Banner Herald - September 2005



Mothering the Mother' During Childbirth, and After

New York Times - September 2005

 

 

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