by Nurture | Sep 8, 2016 | Community, First Person
Nurture is thrilled to welcome Tiana Smith, a senior in Health Sciences at VCU, as an intern this semester. Read below to learn more about Tiana and her passion for women’s health. For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to be in the medical field or...
by Nurture | Sep 8, 2016 | Perinatal Mental Health, Pregnancy
Nurture is pleased to be collaborating with VCU School of Nursing in “Mindful Moms,” a study exploring the effect of prenatal yoga on specific measures of mood and health in pregnant women with depressive symptoms. Purpose of the Study: To test whether the...
by Nurture | Aug 11, 2016 | Community, Nonprofit Development, Pat Asch Fellowship, Postpartum, Pregnancy
Last month Nurture hosted our first Cross Sector Community Conversation for Maternal Health, part of a series we’re planning over the next year. Three midwives, a public health nurse, a community health worker, a manager of obgyn services at a free clinic, a WIC...
by Nurture | Jul 31, 2016 | Breastfeeding, Community
Last year, under the community engagement pillar of our mission, Nurture participated in #RVAbreastfeeds, a collaborative social media campaign launched to raise public support for breastfeeding and celebrate breastfeeding mothers. As part of that campaign, Nurture...
by Nurture | Jun 7, 2016 | Five Questions, Perinatal Mental Health
What drew you to the field you’re in? While I was in graduate school for social work, I took a clinical class with Dr. Sarah Kye-Price. I learned so much about women’s health in that class. It was amazing to me the depth that comprises “women’s health,” and how...
by Nurture | Jun 2, 2016 | Pat Asch Fellowship
On April 29 I was awarded the YWCA’s Pat Asch Fellowship for Social Justice, which provides support for a woman over 50 who is working for positive change in the Richmond Area. I am humbled and honored to be able to move Nurture’s mission forward through...
by Nurture | Apr 26, 2016 | Community, Five Questions
As part of our strategic focus on sistering with other organizations, we are partnering Capital Diaper Bank to spearhead a diaper drive at Nurture’s Birth & Baby Fair on May 7. Capital Diaper Bank provided more than 1.5 million diapers and served over 7,000...
by Nurture | Feb 29, 2016 | Community, Nonprofit Development
Thirteen years ago, during a renovation of our nearly 100-year-old home, my husband, a long-time general contractor, called me to the basement to show me something he’d uncovered during demolition. He pointed to a length of wood – a joist – that was a...
by Nurture | Feb 23, 2016 | Community, Perinatal Mental Health, Pregnancy, Uncategorized
Nurture is pleased to be collaborating with VCU School of Nursing on this research study. See below for details: VCU is conducting a research study for pregnant women 18 and up Purpose: We will test the effects of gentle physical activity (yoga), which is done during...
by Nurture | Jan 15, 2016 | Birth, Breastfeeding, Community, Nonprofit Development, Perinatal Loss, Perinatal Mental Health, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Professional Development
Richmond residents: Are you pregnant, postpartum, or in the first two years of parenting? Do you work professionally with women and families who are pregnant, postpartum, or who with children under the age of two? Nurture is seeking input from childbearing families in...
