Perspectives
Milk Bank Milestone: 10 Years Accredited
This month, Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast celebrates its 10th anniversary as an accredited HMBANA milk bank. The first week of this month marked World Breastfeeding Week, whose theme was “Protect Breastfeeding:...
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National Nonprofit Day: Celebrating Nonprofit Milk Banks
Today is National Nonprofit Day—a moment to honor the thousands of nonprofit organizations across the country and the world (elsewhere called NGOs, non-governmental organizations). On...
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Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility
For three decades the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) has united the world in protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding. Among its many efforts is...
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A History of Breastfeeding Support and Advocacy in Zeros and Fives
For most of the world’s history, breastfeeding was the way babies ate. It did not require a social movement or national and international organizations to...
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Father’s Day: Supporting NICU Dads and Families
Today we honor all fathers, and true to our work, NICU dads in particular. In milk banking, and maternal and child health more generally, we focus...
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National Nurses Week: Celebrating the Nurses on our Staff and Boards
This week, May 6-12, is National Nurses Week. We thank and honor the nurses who work tirelessly in so many ways to grow Mothers’ Milk...
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