Naomi Bar-Yam, Ph.D.

The Milk Bank Yay!! Jar: A Caring Staff Celebrates Milestones

1/4/19 Naomi Bar-Yam, Ph.D. Perspectives

At Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast we have a talented, smart, devoted, caring staff. We care about the work we do, the babies and families we serve, and one another. We work... More >

Is Milk Exchange Normal?

4/6/18 Naomi Bar-Yam, Ph.D. Perspectives

Edited from original 2016 post, updated for 2018 National Public Health Week. As we have discussed in our previous National Public Health Week blogs, breastfeeding... More >

What Inspired Me to Open the Milk Bank

1/17/18 Naomi Bar-Yam, Ph.D. Perspectives

Guess Who Was a Preemie? As the founding director of Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast, and now president of the Human Milk Banking Association of North... More >

Making the Dream True

1/15/18 Naomi Bar-Yam, Ph.D. Perspectives

Adapted from original January 18, 2016 post. In observing the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr, we think about how he was making the dream... More >

Medical Laboratory Professionals

4/25/17 Naomi Bar-Yam, Ph.D. Perspectives

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... More >

Letter From HMBANA President

10/13/16 Naomi Bar-Yam, Ph.D. Perspectives

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... More >