by Brooke Vikla | May 9, 2024 | Featured, Maternal Infant Health
by Nicole Fernandez, Maternal Child Health Community Liaison at Wayside Recovery Center As we celebrate Maternal Mental Health Month, it’s crucial to shine a light on this topic that often lurks in the shadows: the mental well-being of new mothers. Motherhood is...
by Brooke Vikla | Apr 11, 2024 | Featured, Maternal Infant Health
Did you know that Black women in America are 3-4 times more likely to experience pregnancy-related deaths than white women? This is a stark reality that we must address together. Black Maternal Health Week 2024 is April 11-17. Black Maternal Health Week 2024 is April...
by Brooke Vikla | Feb 12, 2024 | Featured, Maternal Infant Health
Guest post by Dr. Leslie Farrington Divine intervention has occurred many times on my birth justice journey, my second act after retiring in 2016 from a career as an OB-GYN. On this occasion, I was at BMMA’s (Black Mamas Matter Alliance) 2022 Black Maternal Health...
by Jodi Trost | Apr 18, 2023 | Maternal Infant Health, News
Dr. Talaya Tolefree, Founder and CEO of Koinonia Leadership Academy Wayside Recovery Center invites you to a special presentation of “Restorative Practices: Centering Humanity in Black Maternal Health” by Dr. Talaya Tolefree on May 11, 2023.Dr Tolefree will be the...
by Jodi Trost | Apr 11, 2023 | Maternal Infant Health, News
Wayside Recovery Center celebrates Black Maternal Health Week 2023 Held annually on April 11-17th, Black Maternal Health Week is a campaign founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance to build awareness, activism, and community-building to amplify the...
