Alabama has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the nation. By educating, building confidence, and empowering expecting families, Diamonds for Doulas is working to change this. Our newest CHAMPion of the Week supports families through their pregnancy, birth, and postpartum journeys, provi

Today’s CHAMPion of the Week doubles as a staff spotlight! Introducing Becky Knapp, MPH, RN, IBCLC, CHEER's new team member and CHAMPS National coach. Becky has been a maternal-child health nurse for 18 years. Since the start of her career, she has been driven to support moms, babies, and their

Nearly 5,000 babies enter the world each year at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Galveston. Dedicated to providing quality and compassionate care to all mothers, babies, and families, UTMB Galveston applied to CHAMPS National and enrolled at the start

This week's CHAMPions cannot be named. But we are choosing to honor and thank the unsung heroes of Greek public and government services who help the CHEER International Group (CHEERing) as best they can, operating in a humanitarian, kind manner around the refugees w

It’s Black Maternal Health Week, and we’re recognizing the important and inspiring work of the Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA). BMMA is a national network of Black women-led organizations and mult

This week’s CHAMPion is spearheading the CHAMPS National initiative at Helen Keller Hospital in Alabama. Dianna Castillo, RN, IBCLC, is a nurse educator and lactation consultant at the hospital, dedicated to promoting breastfeeding, increasing skin-to-skin contact, and providing education in her c

Our new program CHAMPS National is introducing us to some incredible leaders in maternal-child health! This week, we celebrate CHAMPion Rachael Winston, MSN, RN, the Director of Women’s Services and CHAMPS National lead at Walker Baptist Medica

Introducing Chika Nwaka, our CHAMPion of the Week and Team Lead at the Center for Health Equity, Education, and Research International Group (CHEERing)! Chika came to CHEERing through the Swiss European Voluntary Service Corps, a program offering young adults the op

West Virginia has one of the lowest rates of breastfeeding in the nation. The team at Charleston Area Medical Center, one of CHAMPS National’s newly enrolled hospitals, is working to change this. Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) was one of the first ten

Our newest CHAMPion of the Week is dedicated to improving the health of Alabama’s women and mothers. Kristina Habchi, CLC, Bsc, is the Executive Director of Mothers’ Milk Bank of Alabama (MMBAL), Alabama Breastfeeding Committee Board Chair, and Human Milk Bank