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Central Florida programs boost chances for babies of at-risk pregnant women

Tue, 06 May 2008 12:16:16 +0100

Gabrielle Finley | Sentinel Staff Writer | April 23, 2008
Read the original article at the Orlando Sentinel

Programs help at-risk moms-to-be, to give children a better chance.

SANFORD - Shanette Lee thought hope was around the corner.

Her life had not been easy. Brushes with the law landed her in prison for a few years.

Then a relationship in New Jersey went sour, causing Lee, 29 and three months pregnant, to head to relatives in Sanford. But things got worse, and Lee ended up at a homeless shelter, rationing the prenatal vitamins she got back in New Jersey.

2nd Annual WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE Awards Luncheon and Fashion Show - May 24th 2008

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:15:16 +0100

A worthy cause - did you know that African American women receiving prenatal care at The Birth Place birthing center in 2007 had no premature or low-birth weight babies? The average baby weighed 7lbs 7ozs and was born around the 39th week of pregnancy. Nationally Black women have twice as many babies born too soon, too small and too sick to survive their first year of life as White babies. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO CONTINUE THIS WORK. Read on.............

Latest FACTS About Women and HIV - Pay Attention Sistahs, It Is Getting Worse!

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:45:40 +0000

Global Impact of HIV/AIDS on Women

Of the estimated 39.5 million people living with HIV in 2006, 17.7 million (45%) were women. Women are most severely affected by AIDS in places where heterosexual contact is the dominant mode of transmission. According to the WHO, most women become infected through their partner’s high-risk behavior, which they have little or no control over. Women who are financially dependent on male partners are at a disadvantage in negotiating condom use.

For more information on the global impact of HIV/AIDS on women see the AIDS Epidemic Update, December 2006

Shafia Monroe talks about Traditional African Midwifery

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:22:06 +0100

Enjoy this podcast as renowned midwife Shafia Monroe taks to Angeique Shofar about midwives and doulas in the African tradition.

http://angeliqueshofar.podbean.com/

Breast Cancer Prevention

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:32:00 +0100

Health Masters Club is spearheading a Breast Cancer Prevention collaborative effort with interested community stakeholders. Nubian Health Network is invited to join this effort and host a discussion about this October's planned events.

Central Florida is making a stand for women's wellness! I congratulate and offer my full support to the new Healthy Breasts 2020 team under Dr. Moody's competent guidance. We have been promoting preventive health for women at The Birth Place for many years and just recently opened our new Pregnancy and Women's Wellness center at 1130 E. Plant St. Winter Garden, Florida 34787. We have been providing our clients with breast and full-body thermogramsand have now added women's health screens as well. Please contact our office at (407) 656- 6938 to schedule your thermogram. Check out Healthy Breasts 2020 site and also Dr. Moody's excellent Health Masters program for children. Jennie

Breast Cancer - PREVENTION is The Key, and Thermograms Can Help.

Sun, 05 Mar 2006 20:53:31 +0000

Now You Can Detect Pre-Cancerous Breast Changes Even Earlier!

Are you a woman that worries about breast cancer? I certainly am. I have no family history of breast cancer, I am relatively healthy, I eat well, Ok maybe I don’t drink as much water as I should, but for the most part, I do pretty well. So why am I worried? I worry because African American women are twice as likely to die from breast cancer as their white counterparts. I worry because there is a higher incidence of breast cancer now than ever before. I worry because younger and younger women are succumbing to this disease. I worry because women in my practice often don’t have insurance and don’t present for care until they feel a lump. I worry because a majority of the women I serve do not even do a self breast exam let alone come in to see me regularly for me to do a clinical one. And I particularly worry because the message of prevention is not getting through.

Spiritual Health - Jennie's Comment

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 01:58:04 +0100

I was recently reminded that without our spiritual health being intact we will have a very hard time being healthy at all. Sometimes the obvious is staring you right in the face but it takes a friend to point it out to you. It was important for me to be reminded that as part of my stand for all women's health I must not forget my own! Take time to re-connect yourself with God, the source of all our health and blessings.

Gynecology - Jennie's Comments

Sun, 24 Jul 2005 20:45:16 +0100

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