Breastfeeding Awareness Month

It's National Breastfeeding Awareness Month!

​​Week 1 (August 1-7): World Breastfeeding Week

Week 2 (August 8-14): Indigenous Milk Medicine Week

Week 3 (August 15-21): Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Week

Week 4 (August 25-31): Black Breastfeeding Week

Week 5 (September 5-11): Semana de La Lactancia Latina

We are accepting donations for the entire month of August to increase the lactation resources we can provide to our communities including:

• Providing lactation resources to pregnant and postpartum people at our Community Baby Showers
• Training more doulas to become Certified Breastfeeding Specialists
• Offering free and low cost support groups and lactation clinics to our communities

Black Breastfeeding Week specificaly exists to highlight breastfeeding in the Black community. Breastfeeding is proven to provide multiple benefits for babies and the breastfeeding person. When given equal access to education, resources, and support, we believe that anyone can have a successful breastfeeding journey, whatever that journey looks like for them.

Birth in Color RVA trains doulas of color to support people of color during pregnancy, birth, and in the postpartum period. Our doulas are also trained in breastfeeding education and some are certified breastfeeding consultants and lactation consultants. Donations made to honor Black Breastfeeding Week will help support Birth in Color RVA as we train more doulas of color across the state of Virginia, provide breastfeeding resources and education to the community, provide supplies for breastfeeding support groups and clinics, and supply baby items to families in need through our Community Baby Showers.