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Join HMHBGA Nurture ATL: Community Lactation Education Series! Part Three- Breastfeeding Support for NICU Families.

The Nurture ATL project aims to provide culturally relevant training for breastfeeding & lactation professionals serving Black and Brown families across the state of Georgia. This project is funded by Project Hope a global health and humanitarian organization that has transformed the health and well-being of communities around the world for more than 65 years. In the U.S., Project HOPE partners with health systems and community organizations to advance health equity by strengthening the frontline health workforce and expanding access to care for underserved populations.

Join us for a compassionate, community-centered workshop focused on supporting families with babies in the NICU. This session will equip perinatal professionals with the knowledge and tools needed to better care for lactating clients during this critical time. Together, we’ll explore ways to establish and maintain breastmilk feeding routines, discuss alternative feeding options, and share practical, hands-on strategies for meaningful support. Participants will leave feeling empowered, connected, and better prepared to uplift and serve NICU families on their feeding journey.

About the instructor:

Kiana Ayers, RN, IBCLC, LCCE, is a nurse, lactation consultant, childbirth educator, and nonprofit founder committed to strengthening community-based maternal health systems. With more than 20 years of nursing experience and a decade dedicated to prenatal and postpartum education, she has supported hundreds of families through pregnancy, breastfeeding, and early parenthood.

After recognizing that high quality childbirth and lactation education were often financially out of reach for many families, Kiana founded Ready Set Push Inc., a Georgia-based nonprofit expanding access to evidence-based prenatal education and postpartum support. Under her leadership, the organization has grown to include community breastfeeding cafés, postpartum blood pressure monitoring initiatives, peer breastfeeding workforce development, informal milk sharing support through MAMMA, and large-scale community resource events.

As a wife, mother of four breastfed children, and grandmother, Kiana brings both clinical expertise and lived experience to her work. She is driven by the belief that access to quality support should never determine maternal or infant outcomes.