Originally posted on April 29, 2016. We couldn’t do our work without them This week, April 24-30, is Medical Laboratory Professionals Week. It is an opportunity to learn more about how lab ... More
Celebrating Breastfeeding Support in Zeros and Fives
A Brief Advocacy History 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 support, promote ... More
Letter From HMBANA President
Below is a recent letter to the HMBANA community by our milk bank director, Naomi Bar-Yam PhD. The original letter and subsequent newsletter is posted on HMBANA Matters, Volume 3, Issue No. 3, dated ... More
Imagining Breastfeeding as Normal
Twenty years ago Diane Wiessinger challenged us to normalize breastfeeding in our language as well as our actions. Breastfeeding is not better, not optimal, not the best; it is normal (link to 4/7 ... More
Breastfeeding is Normal
Breastfeeding is normal. Everyone knows that, right? In 1996, Diane Wiessinger published an article, “Watch Your Language!,” in which she challenged all of us to understand fully the implications of ... More
MMBNE Milestone
The dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality. - John Lennon Ten years ago, on March 14, 2006, a small group of five gathered to discuss a crazy ... More
