Afrikan Women's health sites

[Mekeda7]

Post 'em right here!

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QUEEN AFUA'S HEAL THYSELF SACRED WOMEN SITE

http://www.queenafuaonline.com

Queen Afua is an internationally renowned authority on wholistic health who has introduced the art of natural living worldwide through her work as a noted herbalist, certified colon therapist, lay midwife, polarity practitioner, fasting specialist, motivational speaker and health activist.



OUR GROWING LISTS FOR AFRIKAN WOMEN'S HEALTH-

www.blackwomenshealth.org

www.blackmidwives.org

http://www.nubianhealthnetwork.org

http://www.birthinthetradition.com

http://www.hetheruhealing.com/index.htm

http://www.drcarolle.com

http://www.gentlespiritbirth.com

[Mekeda7]

African-American Breast Feeding Alliance:


http://www.aabaonline.com/tp42/Default.asp?ID=24582

The African-American Breastfeeding Alliance, Inc. (AABA) was founded because a disproportionate number of African-American women don’t breastfeed; for the ones that do try, less than 20% breastfeed past six months postpartum (according to a 1997 Ross Laboratories study.) This is paradoxical because the worldwide average for weaning a child from the breast is 41/2 years old. AABA’s mission is to: increase the number of African-American women (and women of African descent) who breastfeed; educate African-American women about the infant and maternal benefits of breastfeeding; provide valuable resources about breastfeeding; offer on-going support to women who decide to breastfeed; and collaborate with other organizations that have an interest in the health and well-being of African-American women and infants. AABA uses a holistic approach to educating women because breastfeeding is both a mental and a physical experience.

(To Read More Please Check The Site)

[Kentake]

Hotep family!,
Asante sana Sistah Mekeda, i recently joined the aabaonline website and i have found it very informative and a good support system for myself, a soon-2-be Sistah-Mama who has every intention to breastfeed. i highly suggest this website/resource for all Sistahs who are planning their pregnancies or even for those who have the idea in mind, it is better to prepare yourself with the info about Afreekan motherhood beforehand that at the last minute. as well, there is a toll-free hotline for breastfeeding Sistahs and also a chat room as well. i registered my name etc. and they contacted me afterwards with my password. i really have not been in the chat room before with other Sistahs cause whenever i went to check it no1 was there, but just the same there is a wealth of info at this site. they have been formed especially for US ....therefore they deserve OUR support and encouragement!! this is a MUCH NEEDED and WELCOMED RESOURCE for all Afreekan-Sistah/Queens!


SANKOFA!,

Sistah Kentake.

[Kentake]

Originally Posted by Mekeda7

African-American Breast Feeding Alliance:


http://www.aabaonline.com/tp42/Default.asp?ID=24582

The African-American Breastfeeding Alliance, Inc. (AABA) was founded because a disproportionate number of African-American women don’t breastfeed; for the ones that do try, less than 20% breastfeed past six months postpartum (according to a 1997 Ross Laboratories study.) This is paradoxical because the worldwide average for weaning a child from the breast is 41/2 years old. AABA’s mission is to: increase the number of African-American women (and women of African descent) who breastfeed; educate African-American women about the infant and maternal benefits of breastfeeding; provide valuable resources about breastfeeding; offer on-going support to women who decide to breastfeed; and collaborate with other organizations that have an interest in the health and well-being of African-American women and infants. AABA uses a holistic approach to educating women because breastfeeding is both a mental and a physical experience.

(To Read More Please Check The Site)

^^AABA ONLINE WEBSITE^^ BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT/ALLIANCE FOR SISTAHS!!^^

[Mekeda7]

Originally Posted by Kentake

Hotep family!,
Asante sana Sistah Mekeda, i recently joined the aabaonline website and i have found it very informative and a good support system for myself, a soon-2-be Sistah-Mama who has every intention to breastfeed. i highly suggest this website/resource for all Sistahs who are planning their pregnancies or even for those who have the idea in mind, it is better to prepare yourself with the info about Afreekan motherhood beforehand that at the last minute. as well, there is a toll-free hotline for breastfeeding Sistahs and also a chat room as well. i registered my name etc. and they contacted me afterwards with my password. i really have not been in the chat room before with other Sistahs cause whenever i went to check it no1 was there, but just the same there is a wealth of info at this site. they have been formed especially for US ....therefore they deserve OUR support and encouragement!! this is a MUCH NEEDED and WELCOMED RESOURCE for all Afreekan-Sistah/Queens!


SANKOFA!,

Sistah Kentake.

Greetings Sis Kentake!
Thanks for posting your thoughts about the site
It helps to hear from others sisters b4 we involve
ourselves, connect with, or try out these organizations.
Please feel free to post any other sites that you
are connected with that are helping Afrikan women
with birthing, children, or any other health relate issues.

Once again, medase pa!

[Mekeda7]

www.blackwomenshealth.org

Black Women's Health Imperative, the new name of the National Black Women's Health Project, is a leading African American health education, research, advocacy and leadership development institution. Founded in 1983 by health activist Byllye Y. Avery, it has been a pioneer in promoting the empowerment of African American women as educated health care consumers and a strong voice for the improved health status of African American women. The organization is gaining the well-earned reputation as the leading force for health for African American women. Black Women's Health Imperative possesses national stature as the only national organization devoted solely to the health of the nation's 19 million Black women and girls.
Our mission is to promote optimum health for Black women across the life span—physically, mentally and spiritually.

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Black Midwives

www.blackmidwives.org

The International Center for Traditional Childbearing, Inc. (ICTC) is a non-profit African centered organization located in Portland, Oregon. ICTC was created to promote the health of women and their families and to train Black women aspiring to become midwives. We provide recruitment, education, and support to those desiring to serve their community. ICTC encompasses oral traditions from Africa, the Caribbean, and the "Deep South." We educate and advocate through community workshops, study groups, or just one to one support. ICTC is inclusive in its membership. We have an affirmative action policy that we uphold in spirit as well as letter. The early beginnings of the International Center for Traditional Childbearing( ICTC) date back to August 1991. We were then, and are now a grassroots organization, responding to critical health care needs. We are determined that the early death of babies and mothers, an aftermath of slavery and a legacy of poverty, shall be reversed.

[Mekeda7]

The Nubian Health Network

http://www.nubianhealthnetwork.org

Nubian Health Network is the source for all your women's health information needs. Our mission is to provide you with accurate, pertinent and current health education, referrals and resources; help to reduce racial disparities in health care and to re-build positive community connections through sharing.

[Mekeda7]

Birth In The Tradition

http://www.birthinthetradition.com

Birth In The Tradition is a pregnancy support and Midwifery Education Organization. We believe in empowering women and their families who are interested in becoming more informed and comfortable in the traditional wise woman ways of pregnancy and birth through education and service, whether their birth plans are for home or for the hospital. Within this site you will discover the herstory of midwifery and childbirth trends in the south and throughout the African Diaspora, Birth In The Tradition Course Syllabus, how to become a Childbirth Educator with Birth In The Tradition and how to contact us. This site is fertile and it will grow so check with us periodically.

[Mekeda7]

http://www.mommytoo.com/bookselections.htm


Book List Includes:

Blessed Health: The African-American Woman's Guide to Physical and Spiritual Well-Being



The Black Woman's Guide to Breastfeeding


Songs Of A Sistermom: Motherhood Poems


Single Mamahood: Advice and Wisdom for the African-American Single Mother

[Note: while the site link above promotes the purchase of some of these items through Barnes and Nobles, etc. please utilize Black websites for the purchase of these books... Buy Black!]

[Mekeda7]

New Books for New-Be Momies pt.2

List Includes...

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Black Woman And Child

http://nubeing.com/bwac/index.htm

Black Woman and Child is a new magazine dedicated to serving the interests of Black women who are or have been pregnant, plan to become pregnant and/or have a child or children aged seven years and under.

[Erzulie Danto]

peace and love Sis Mekeda7,

this thread is not only informative but beautiful and inspiring. give thanks for sharing with us. i'll be sending the links to my sista-mamas out there.

uhuru,
danto's daughter

[Mekeda7]

Originally Posted by Erzulie Danto

peace and love Sis Mekeda7,

this thread is not only informative but beautiful and inspiring. give thanks for sharing with us. i'll be sending the links to my sista-mamas out there.

uhuru,
danto's daughter

Greetings Sista Queen,

Much appreciation for making it aware that this is in some way helpful. May your sistas be inspired towards healthier holistic practices for their minds, bodies, spirits, and our Afrikan ancestors waiting to be reborn!

[Rekhati]

Originally Posted by Mekeda7

Black Woman And Child

http://nubeing.com/bwac/index.htm

Black Woman and Child is a new magazine dedicated to serving the interests of Black women who are or have been pregnant, plan to become pregnant and/or have a child or children aged seven years and under.

I subscribed to this magazine about 6 weeks ago. I cant wait to get my first issue!