The Doula Difference: Local Women Mind Their (Birthing) Business in Detroit

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Kiddada Green

Robena the doula, one of BMBFA’s Community-based doula talks about the care she provides with the Michigan Chronicle. Read the full article at the Michigan Chronicle

How Community-Based Doulas Can Help Address the Black Maternal Mortality Crisis

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Kiddada Green

BMBFA and the Pregnancy Design team are highlighted in this article about how to increase availability, accessibility, and reception to Community-Based Doulas. Read full article at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement

BMBFA Receives Support from the DMC Foundation

Posted on March 26, 2021April 20, 2021 by Kiddada Green

Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association Celebrates World Doula Week by Announcing Program Expansion BMBFA Receives Support from the DMC Foundation Contact Information Avonlea Rickerson AvonleaR@BMBFA.org (313)688-4056 (Black PR Wire) DETROIT, MI, March 25, 2021— The Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association (BMBFA) is proud to announce it has received a $37,000 grant from the DMC Foundation. BMBFA is …

An Intergenerational Black Infant Feeding Story

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Kiddada Green

An Intergenerational Black Infant Feeding Story (cross-post at Future of Personal Health.) Author and Interviewer: Kiddada Green, Founding Executive Director, Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association and Detroit native. This is an intergenerational infant feeding story of a mother and daughter; Desiree Newkirk and Malikah Garner, both natives of Detroit, MI. The interview unravels a system that has …