Naomi Bar-Yam, Ph.D.

Grandparents Day and NICU Awareness Month

9/12/21 Naomi Bar-Yam, Ph.D. Perspectives

There are more events, people, and “awarenesses” to honor than there are months, weeks, or days in the year (even a leap year). Sometimes the juxtapositions are amusing. November 17 is... More >

Milk Bank Milestone: 10 Years Accredited

8/21/21 Naomi Bar-Yam, Ph.D. Perspectives

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... More >

National Nonprofit Day: Celebrating Nonprofit Milk Banks

8/17/21 Naomi Bar-Yam, Ph.D. Perspectives

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... More >

Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility

8/2/21 Naomi Bar-Yam, Ph.D. Perspectives

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... More >

History of breastfeeding advocacy: first US milk bank

A History of Breastfeeding Support and Advocacy in Zeros and Fives

7/22/21 Naomi Bar-Yam, Ph.D. Perspectives

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... More >

Father’s Day: Supporting NICU Dads and Families

6/20/21 Naomi Bar-Yam, Ph.D. Perspectives

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... More >