by Leslie Lytle | Jan 22, 2021 | Community, Five Questions
Richmond is fortunate to have many passionate advocates working to improve the maternal/infant health ecosystem in ways both visible and invisible. As a new year begins, we’re excited to rekindle our Five Questions feature, in which we highlight local champions...
by Leslie Lytle | Jun 26, 2015 | Breastfeeding, Community
When Cordelia Miller, 91, was a young mother working in the rural fields of Texas, she didn’t think twice about how to feed her baby. “You went and got the baby from under the shade of the wagon, breastfed it when it was hungry, put the baby back under the wagon and...
by Leslie Lytle | Apr 30, 2015 | Birth, Breastfeeding, Postpartum, Pregnancy
Nearly one in three women is sexually assaulted in their lifetime — and the experience of pregnancy and birth can be a minefield of triggers. Here, a 30 year old woman recalls disassociating during labor and having flashbacks to a sexual assault at age 7: “All I...
by Leslie Lytle | Aug 21, 2013 | Community, Early Parenting, Nutrition, Pregnancy
While many women have probably been informed about the importance of Vitamin D for bone health, there’s still a lot of research emerging. Richmond’s own, Ann Creighton-Zollar, a health and nutrition educator, has made it her goal to educate the community on the...
by Leslie Lytle | Aug 11, 2013 | Community, Nutrition
Breastfeeding. It seems so simple. But for many women and families, it’s not. And a large part of that “not” is lack of support within our communities for mothers who are attempting to provide their children with nature’s first and best food:...
