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Commentaries on maternal infant health and lactation

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LaborPayne during her 6th homebirth (9th baby) at age 44

Sunday, November 8, 2009

MANA Faces

Posted by LaborPayne at 7:37 AM

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Labels: and Susan Arms, author of Immaculte Deception., Famous Faces from MANA: Jenny Joseph of the JJ Way, Ina Mae Gaskin, mother of the homebirth movement in the US, two midwives of color

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Blog Vision

Facilitating productive dialog to promote positive pregnancy outcomes, and nomalization of lactation

Blog Mission

Utilizing clinical and research expertise to stimulate interest, discussion, and overt action, on behalf of improved outcomes in maternal infant health in the US and abroad

Blog Goals

-Discuss current research and current news events pertinent to maternal infant health and lactation
-Share best practices in maternal infant health and lactation
-Examine African-American specific issues and cultural competency
-Pursue professional excellence in narrative forensics

About Me

LaborPayne: LaborPayne has a masters in nursing education and works as a nursing instructor teaching maternal infant health. She is a lactation consultant candidate and a CNM (certified nurse midwife)student at Kansas University. Upon completion of her midwifery studies, she plans to pursue a MPH/PhD dual degree. She has been a doula and childbirth educator for 20 years, a nurse for 12 years, worked labor and delivery for 8 years, and has taught for 3 1/2 years. She owns Perinatal ReSource an education, training and consulting firm, and The CPR Lady, a safety training firm. In addition to authoring this blog, she is an editor for Clinical Lactation Journal, and sits on the board of CIMS, Coalition to Improve Maternity Services. She also sits on her local FIMR Board (fetal infant mortality review) as well as her city and state breastfeeding committees. She presents nationally on perinatal issues. Her career goals include decreasing perinatal morbidity and increasing lactation rates in the African American community through published investigative research and application of evidence based clinical practice. She also has plans to open a community based birth center in the urban core.

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