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On this episode of the EBB podcast, I talk with Nekisha Killings, IBCLC and founder of The Melanated Mammary Atlas\xae, all about cultural humility and educating clinicians and birth workers about identifying and diagnosing conditions that present in Black and Brown breasts/chests. \xa0 Nekisha Killings, holds a master's in public health (MPH) and is an international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She's an equity strategist and maternal and child health advocate who speaks, teaches and facilitates on topics related to equity and dismantling bias across various sectors. She is also a director of equity, inclusion, and belonging with the Black Mothers' Breastfeeding Association and consults with organizations on implementing creative strategies to better support marginalized communities. As a leader in the field, she wrote the chapter titled Cultural Humility in the latest core curriculum for interdisciplinary lactation care and continues to wow audiences with new realizations that positively impact their approach to business and life. \xa0 Nekisha shares how she's working to change the face of lactation education and bring equity, inclusion, diversity and most importantly training and education to clinicians and birth workers around the normalization of Black and Brown breasts/chests, as well as, identifying and diagnosing clinical conditions that present on melanated skin. Not only is Nekisha working to revolutionize how we understand many pathologies in lactation, she shares how she has been entrusted to carry forward in the production of the pivotal Breastfeeding Atlas and ensure that future clinicians and folks vested in the lactation dyad have access to accurate, complete, and inclusive information. \xa0 Content Warning: Discussion of birth/lactation trauma and lack of diversity and inclusion in lactation training. \xa0 Resources: \xa0 Follow The Melanated Mammary Atlas\xae on Instagram\xa0 Follow Nekisha on Instagram\xa0 \xa0 Learn more and subscribe to The Melanated Mammary Atlas\xae here\xa0 Learn more about Nekisha and her work here \xa0 Find The Breastfeeding Atlas here\xa0 \xa0 Learn about the Black Mothers' Breastfeeding Association\xa0 Learn about Black Breastfeeding Week\xa0 \xa0 Listen to EBB episodes: \xa0 EBB 214 - Supporting Pumping Parents in Lactation with IBCLC, Nichelle Clark EBB 211 - Supporting Expectant Families through Birth and Lactation with Birth Doula and EBB Program Team Assistant, Rikki Jenkins EBB 189 - Why Black Lactation Matters and the Importance of Black Breastfeeding Week with IBCLC, Janiya Mitnaul Williams \xa0 For more information and news about Evidence Based Birth\xae, visit\xa0www.ebbirth.com. Find us on:\xa0

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