SpectrumLactation @SpectrumLactate
Open access image library of breast conditions relating to breast/chestfeeding, with emphasis on what they look like in people with black and brown skin spectrumlactation.org Joined July 2021-
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🎥 #BMHW25 National Call Recording is LIVE! Missed it? Catch up on the purpose, goals & events for Black Maternal Health Week, including activations from our Alliance partners. 📺 Watch now: blackmamasmatter.org/bmhw25 🔗 #BlackMaternalHealth #ReproductiveJustice #BMHW2025
The Observatory is proud to support the #OurHealthHeroes Awards 2025! We’re sponsoring the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Champion category to recognise those making a difference. Know someone who deserves a nomination? skillsforhealth.org.uk/awards Nominations close midday 4 March.
V exciting paper on UK NICU mothers own milk (MOM) has just been published online by @shaliniojha7's group: fn.bmj.com/content/early/…. Strong social determinants of exclusive & any MOM. Highest risk of no/non exclusive are white mothers <26 years living in most deprived areas 1/
Calling obs&gynae, paeds, GPs, midwives, AHPs, nurses, psychologists & support workers. We all work with LGBTQIA+ families trying to get pregnant, being pregnant, giving birth & in the postnatal period (inc surrogacy). Submit your unanswered research qus: bit.ly/3Bev2zp
Hearing about the amazing work from @SpectrumLactate at the #BFNLambethStudyDay2024
Inequality in Maternal Care: Maysun’s Story 🤰💔 Follow @RahamProject & @midwivesASAM for more on breaking the biases and making a difference.
Meet the Change-Makers in Midwifery 🌟 Introducing @Faizathemidwife , @nafiza_anwar & @BenashNaz - three passionate midwives on a mission to transform healthcare for families from diverse ethnic backgrounds. #WeAre Empowerment 🌈 Let's celebrate their dedication and impact.
Talking about the need to include more women in medical research today on @lorraine to help close the gender pain/health gap
Sharing this invitation from an Oxford University project about ethnicity and breast cancer - they are looking for people to join a public involvement group. More here: ceu.ox.ac.uk/research/the-a…
We have launched our call out for images! spectrumlactation.org/contribute to find out more and submit your image. Tell your breastfeeding/lactating friends, patients & community to submit a photo if they have any kind of skin condition #BlackBreastsMatter #BrownBreastsMatter
We have launched our call out for images! spectrumlactation.org/contribute to find out more and submit your image. Tell your breastfeeding/lactating friends, patients & community to submit a photo if they have any kind of skin condition #BlackBreastsMatter #BrownBreastsMatter
We have launched our call out for images! spectrumlactation.org/contribute to find out more and submit your image. Tell your breastfeeding/lactating friends, patients & community to submit a photo if they have any kind of skin condition #BlackBreastsMatter #BrownBreastsMatter
We have launched our call out for images! spectrumlactation.org/contribute to find out more and submit your image. Tell your breastfeeding/lactating friends, patients & community to submit a photo if they have any kind of skin condition #BlackBreastsMatter #BrownBreastsMatter
We have launched our call out for images! spectrumlactation.org/contribute to find out more and submit your image. Tell your breastfeeding/lactating friends, patients & community to submit a photo if they have any kind of skin condition #BlackBreastsMatter #BrownBreastsMatter
We have launched our call out for images! spectrumlactation.org/contribute to find out more and submit your image. Tell your breastfeeding/lactating friends, patients & community to submit a photo if they have any kind of skin condition #BlackBreastsMatter #BrownBreastsMatter
We have launched our call out for images! spectrumlactation.org/contribute to find out more and submit your image. Tell your breastfeeding/lactating friends, patients & community to submit a photo if they have any kind of skin condition #BlackBreastsMatter #BrownBreastsMatter

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