Brigham and Women’s Hospital: Expanding to a Postpartum Unit Donor Milk Program
By Sybil Sanchez Brigham and Women’s Hospital began offering pasteurized donor human milk in its postpartum unit in 2015, after having started in the NICU in 2011. Hospitals like Brigham and...
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Why Breastfeeding Matters for Mothers and Children (and Families) Everywhere: A Public Health Imperative
By Naomi Bar-Yam, PhD, and Christopher Duggan, MD, MPH Ranging from scuttling of environmental air and water protections, seeking rescindment of the Affordable Care Act...
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Donating After Loss: In Memory of Baby Shane
Mary shared her story of donating milk after loss as she shipped “our first 200 ounces of liquid gold sent with love from Gabe, in...
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Boston Obstetrician and Lactation Consultant Lauren Hanley Joins Milk Bank Medical Board
Lauren Hanley, MD, FACOG, FABM, IBCLC, the only Boston obstetrician who is also a lactation consultant, recently joined our medical board. We caught up with...
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Two births, two hospitals, one milk bank
Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast provides donor milk to a wide range of New Hampshire hospitals, from small community birth places to major regional medical...
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Portsmouth Regional Hospital: Donor Milk Helps Raise Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding Rates
Portsmouth Regional Hospital began offering pasteurized donor human milk in 2015—initially because a parent requested it—and soon thereafter noted a remarkable effect: exclusive breast milk...
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