The good news The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is creating new billing codes for lactation care starting in 2027. This is great! It means lactation care is being recognized as an important health service that should be paid [...]
By Ali Weatherford There are thriving and proud Deaf communities around the world. While Deafness is not something that we wish or hope for ourselves or for our children, it also isn’t always experienced as a tragic loss or disability. [...]
By Janet Jones Breastfeeding Success Is A Finalist In The Best In Birth Awards Voting Is Open Through September 7 Austin's birth community is something special. Between the OBGYNs, midwives, lactation consultants, doulas, nurses, chiropractors, pelvic floor PTs, and so [...]
By Ali Weatherford For anyone who doesn’t work in the field of maternal health, it might be hard to understand why and how there are disparities in outcomes for black families, but it’s a very real crisis. The start of [...]
By Ali Weatherford in consultation with Jimi Francis, MS, PhD, IBCLC, RDN, LD Where Do You Get Your Information? This question might seem like it has a simple answer, but it does not. When you’re pregnant or new to parenting, [...]
By Ali Weatherford June is Pride Month. We are spending time considering what this means for us as a service provider and for all of our team members. It’s critical that we do. We want our diverse team to feel [...]
HB 136 Was Passed Into Law...Now What? Now the real work begins for policy analysts to interpret and implement what the legislature has passed. In an effort to support these hard working state employees, we have created a policy brief with [...]
By Ali Weatherford in consultation with Cassie Terrillion, IBCLC and Certified Neurodiversity Lactation Specialist April is Autism Acceptance Month. We think this is a very important and relevant topic to discuss related to parenting. A rough estimate is that one [...]
Photo Courtesy of Black Mamas ATX By Ali Weatherford The evidence is overwhelming. There are significant disparities in outcomes for black women and families compared to others in the United States. Investigations into these differences have isolated the causes to [...]
Every breastfeeding person deserves access to expert care—regardless of income or insurance status.That is the statement that drives the mission of Breastfeeding Success. Thanks to the passage of Texas House Bill 136, that vision is within closer reach. What is [...]
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