Maternal Wellness Village is celebrating their 5th Annual Celebration of Black Maternal Health Week, they have partnered and collaborated with an amazing group to bring forth events theat span statewide in Pennsylvania
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It's the CAN for me......when I first heard about the CAN it was from my cousin. She was talking to me about the infant mortality rate among black and brown women in Philadelphia. I had never heard of such a thing, I didn't even know it was a thing. It was a heavy conversation but I was intrigued so I said "sign me up for the meetings, I need to know more!"
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The CAN Community Group's own Aisha Shawqi has published a book entitled "Little Brown Girl". Little Brown Girl is a book for little brown girls of all ages to enjoy. This book was written to boost every brown girls confidence and make them feel beautiful. Aisha has shared the following dedication from her book:
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As a mama of two, I am always teaching and reminding my children to use their manners. Saying please and thank you is a must in our house but I realize our children follow most of what we say but a WHOLE lot more of what they see.
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Newborns & Neighbors has started the second phase of its pilot. During this phase, 8 moms and birthing people will be provided virtual and in-person support by 4 peer support workers.
CAN partners, the Maternal Wellness Village-Temple Program for Maternal Health Equity team and Breastfeeding, Awareness and Empowerment are working to establish a partnership with Irth to drive perinatal quality improvement. Now available in the Apple and Google Play app stores, Irth, as in “Birth” but without the B for bias, is a new digital platform to address a root
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