Alternative Births, Arugaan, BFP, Birth, Breastfeeding, Bumi Sehat, CNN Hero, Eat Pray Doula, Gentle Birth Philippines, Past Postings, Pinay Doulas, Pregnancy, UN MDG 2014

CNN Hero Ibu Robin Lim for Gentle Birth Open Forum in Manila!

I had an absolutely packed but very fulfilling October! As I was at Seatle's Bastyr U for lactation education during the day, I was also working preparing for Gentle Birth Philippines' Gentle Birth Open Forum with CNN Hero, Ibu Robin Lim. It was a rollercoaster of emotions of balancing school work and coordinating event details.… Continue reading CNN Hero Ibu Robin Lim for Gentle Birth Open Forum in Manila!

BFP, Breastfeeding, Guest Writer, Hakab Na, Lactation, Milk Mommy Diaries, Past Postings, Pinay Doulas, Pregnancy, UN MDG 2014

Milk Mama Diaries: Top 10 things to know about HIV and Breastfeeding

Welcome to the Milk Mama Diaries Carnival (August). For this month, we write about the World Breastfeeding Week 2014 - Breastfeeding: A Winning Goal for Life and share how breastfeeding can help the Philippines achieve the 8 Millennium Development Goals developed by the government and the United Nations. Participants will share their thoughts, experiences, hopes,… Continue reading Milk Mama Diaries: Top 10 things to know about HIV and Breastfeeding

Arugaan, Birth, Breastfeeding, CNN Hero, Featured, Gentle Birth Philippines, Guest Writer, Homebirth, Lactation, Milk Mommy Diaries, Pregnancy, UN MDG 2014

Milk Mama Diaries present Guest Writer Lola Robin Lim: Human Rights: Infant Rights At Birth

Welcome to the Milk Mama Diaries Carnival (August). For this month, we write about the World Breastfeeding Week 2014 - Breastfeeding: A Winning Goal for Life and share how breastfeeding can help the Philippines achieve the 8 Millennium Development Goals developed by the government and the United Nations. Participants will share their thoughts, experiences, hopes,… Continue reading Milk Mama Diaries present Guest Writer Lola Robin Lim: Human Rights: Infant Rights At Birth

Arugaan, Birth, Breastfeeding, CNN Hero, Featured, Gentle Birth Philippines, Guest Writer, Homebirth, Lactation, Milk Mommy Diaries, Pregnancy, UN MDG 2014

Milk Mommy Diaries: Guest Writer, 2011 CNN Hero Ibu Robin: Childbirth A Global Push

Welcome to the Milk Mama Diaries Carnival (August). For this month, we write about the World Breastfeeding Week 2014 - Breastfeeding: A Winning Goal for Life and share how breastfeeding can help the Philippines achieve the 8 Millennium Development Goals developed by the government and the United Nations. Participants will share their thoughts, experiences, hopes,… Continue reading Milk Mommy Diaries: Guest Writer, 2011 CNN Hero Ibu Robin: Childbirth A Global Push

Arugaan, Birth, Breastfeeding, CNN Hero, Featured, Gentle Birth Philippines, Guest Writer, Homebirth, Lactation, Milk Mommy Diaries, Pregnancy, UN MDG 2014

Improving Maternal Lives Through Global Cooperation: a Milk Mama Diaries

Welcome to the Milk Mama Diaries Carnival (August). For this month, we write about the World Breastfeeding Week 2014 - Breastfeeding: A Winning Goal for Life and share how breastfeeding can help the Philippines achieve the 8 Millennium Development Goals developed by the government and the United Nations. Participants will share their thoughts, experiences, hopes,… Continue reading Improving Maternal Lives Through Global Cooperation: a Milk Mama Diaries

BFP, Birth, Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Friendly, Gentle Birth Philippines, Lactation, Milk Mommy Diaries, Pinay Doulas, Pregnancy, UN MDG 2014

United Nations Millennium Development Goals: Our Global Mission

What is the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (UN MDGs)? The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight specific goals to be met by 2015 (~less than 1.3 years to go) that aims to combat extreme poverty across the world. These goals were agreed by United Nations Member States at the UN Millennium Summit in New… Continue reading United Nations Millennium Development Goals: Our Global Mission

Arugaan, Birth, Breastfeeding, Featured, Gentle Birth Philippines, Homebirth, Lactation, Milk Mommy Diaries, Pregnancy, UN MDG 2014

Breastfeeding Awareness Month 2014: Unang Yakap

#BF1st1000days  What is "Unang Yakap" (First Embrace)? The Department of Health launched the Unang Yakap Campaign on December 7, 2009. With this campaign, the DOH aims to cut down infant mortality in the Philippines by at least half, termed as Essential Newborn Care (ENC) / Essential Intrapartum and Newborn Care or EINC. It is a simple… Continue reading Breastfeeding Awareness Month 2014: Unang Yakap