Make the Breast Pump Not Suck

Join us in creating solutions to reduce preterm birth and infant mortality rates, that are strikingly high amongst black Detroiters. Apply here: bit.ly/2yl1Jrh ✨August 24th-25th @WeWork Detroit✨ #DreamTeam: @BMBFA, @BlkBfingWeek & @HarambeeMIHP #BBW19 #BFInnovation

#FlashbackFriday: we loved teaming with @BMBFA , @AnjanetteHatter, & @iamKSealsAllers at @WeWork for @BlkBfingWeek 2019! Now more than ever, we need to have each other's backs to support breastfeeding and pumping in any circumstance #BMBFA2020 #bfinnovation

Day 1 has launched! Thank you for an energizing morning at @WeWork with @BMBFA , @HarambeeMIHP to kick off @BlkBfingWeek ! Read the press release here: medium.com/make-the-breas… #bfinnovation #bbw2019

*Deadline Extended* Apply by August 8th. We're still looking for more folks with media, design, & tech skills to apply! #BBW19 @BMBFA @HarambeeMIHP @BlkBfingWeek @iamKSealsAllers @WK_Kellogg_Fdn @Allied_Media @alliedmedia @detroitlabs @techtowndetroit @WORKDEPT #bfinnovation

ATTN: Detroit media/tech/design community! Apply for the August 24th-25th hackathon: bit.ly/2yl1Jrh ✨Food + childcare provided✨@GrandCircusCo @DetroitLabs @ACLUofMichigan @techtowndetroit @Allied_Media @AlliedMediaConf @DetCommTech @WINNDetroit #BBW19 #BFInnovation

A recent @voguemagazine article featured @BFinnovation and @medialab’s #MakeTheBreastPumpNotSuck Hackathon, highlighting how advocates are changing the ways we address #BreastfeedingInnovation. wkkf.co/sifm

We love the team at @HarambeeMIHP in Detroit, MI! They provide in-home coordination for pregnant women or those with babies under 1 yrs old who are Medicaid-eligible. Get in touch w/ them to learn about their acuity tool! #bbw18 #loveontop #breastfeedinginnovation @BlkBfingWeek

Aren't you the best ❤️🤗 Big Thank You #NormalizeBreastfeeding CC: @MAMAVA @BFinnovation @pacifyapp @LaLecheLeagueUS @lalecheleague @VABreastfeeding @LVbreastfeeding

This past weekend, members of the Boston Breastfeeding Coalition collaborated with BreastPowered for a photo shoot to celebrate Black Breastfeeding Week! Photos were taken by Lakisha Cohill of H&C INC., who... facebook.com/bostonbreastfe…

Hey #bbw18! Check out the incredible work of community innovation team leader Toni Hill and her team at @NEMSBP in Tupelo, MS! They throw community baby showers, have prenatal classes, and offer lots of support for pregnant families. #breastfeedinginnovation #loveontop

Shoutout to the Neighborhood Birth Center, a free-standing birth center operating from a liberation framework. Learn more here: neighborhoodbirthcenter.org. We're honored to have helped incubate their growth as a community innovation team! #BBW18 #loveontop #breastfeedinginnovation

A team effort is needed to make #breastfeeding work. This #WBW2018, let’s create a #WarmChain of support for #breastfeeding and lay the foundation for a healthier, more prosperous and sustainable future! #breastfeedinginnovation #WBW2018

We are incredibly honored to support Rachael Lorenzo of @IWRising who won the @USbreastfeeding Tribal Trailblazer award! Thank you for being in the Community Innovation Program & being a bold leader! #breastfeedinginnovation #MITBreastFest @medialab @EngageLab @kanarinka

Yes! Great progress on Infant Ready by @nursenikkinp , @LionessLact , and Latona Giwa of @NOLABreastfeeds ! #breastfeedinginnovation. @USbreastfeeding folks: check out the Infant Ready poster in the hallway!

Protecting, promoting & supporting #breastfeeding is crucial for the health of our planet and its people. Wherever you are, you can inform, anchor, engage & galvanise on breastfeeding as the #FoundationOfLife! #WBW2018 #breastfeedinginnovation @medialab @EngageLab @WK_Kellogg_Fdn

What a #TransformNewbornNutrition agenda could look like...#WBW2018 #breastfeeding @breastfeedingmy @hmbana4babies @every_newborn @UN_EWEC @gateshealth @theGFF @PATHtweets @UNICEF @WHO @MotherChild @BFinnovation @world_midwives @JNJGlobalHealth #breastfeedinginnovation