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Elizabeth Abram
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Ifeyinwa Asiodu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Health Care Nursing at University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing. As a researcher, registered nurse, and lactation consultant, her research is focused on the intersection of racism, systemic and structural barriers, life course perspective, and human milk and lactation. Dr. Asiodu uses a critical ethnographic lens to inform her work. The long-term goal of her program of research is to reduce infant feeding disparities and increase access to high quality human milk feeding care, lactation support, and equitable contraception services for Black communities. She is also actively engaged in local, state and national human milk feeding (e.g. breastfeeding, chestfeeding, and donor human milk), reproductive health, maternal and child health, and public health organizations geared toward achieving birth and human milk feeding equity and justice. Dr. Asiodu also leads the MILK Research Lab at UCSF.
Alexis Alsup is a Holistic Birth Doula, Student Midwife, and Placenta Specialist, as well as a devoted mother of three beautiful. She is a passionate Maternal Health Advocate who has lobbied at the Tennessee State Capitol and played a key role in the successful passage of Maternal Health Bill SB1832/HB2226. Alexis is also the Founder of Empowered Doula Services, co-curator of the Knoxville Black Maternal Health Conference and an active member of the National Black Midwives Alliance. In addition, she is a dedicated activist in the field of reproductive justice. A proud native of Knoxville, Tennessee, and a graduate of Bearden High School, Alexis began her journey in maternal health as a Certified Birthing Doula. She has since expanded her expertise through specialized training in traditional herbal
medicine for pregnancy and the postpartum period. Currently, she is pursuing her studies as a student midwife, with the goal of becoming a licensed Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) in Tennessee. Her work is driven by a deep passion for providing holistic, compassionate, and comprehensive care to birthing individuals and their families.
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