Maternal mortality is a key indicator of population health. Deaths in pregnancy and postpartum should be rare events, so routine and accurate surveillance of pregnancy-related deaths is an essential public health responsibility. CA-PMSS is a statewide surveillance of deaths among Californians who were pregnant within the prior year. The Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH)… The post CA Releases First Maternal Mortality Surveillance Report appeared first on San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition.

We love this quick and easy guide shared by our friends at Breastfeed LA and So Cal ACLU. The guide is part of a comprehensive advocacy toolkit, scheduled to be released by October, said Arissa Palmer, executive director of BreastfeedLA.  In the meantime, this guide is a great resource for Californians who want to better… The post BreastfeedLA and ACLU SoCal share a helpful lactation rights guide appeared first on San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition.

I once knew a woman who breastfeed on a refugee boat for 48 hours and saved her two young children’s lives—yes, saved their lives, not kept them alive. It was during the 1949’s Chinese Civil War, and that was a small boat packed with displaced people. Her fellow refugees were afraid that the kids’ crying… The post Lactation Practice Within Immigrant Communities appeared first on San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition.