Family physician Jessica Faraci tells her story of receiving milk for her twins and later donating back. Read more of her work at Pulse—voices from the heart of medicine. Breast is best. Fed is ... More
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2020 By the Numbers: Growth and Flexibility at the Milk Bank
2020 was a year full of growth and flexibility at Mothers' Milk Bank Northeast—growth as we continued to supply lifesaving donor milk, and flexibility as we adjusted to changing protocols in a global ... More
COVID-19 and Breastfeeding: Lessons from the Past Brought Forward
Final of four in a series Anniversaries (of birth, marriage, death, countries’ independence, war, peace) are an opportunity to celebrate, mourn, reflect back, project forward. The US and the world ... More
MelroseWakefield Healthcare Baby Café Empowers Milk Recipient to Become Milk Donor
Lisa tells her story of receiving milk at MelroseWakefield Hospital, then going on to donate milk twice, with the support of the Baby Café. When I was 35 weeks pregnant, my water broke just as I ... More
Pregnant Women Get Sick and Sick Women Get Pregnant: Lessons from COVID About Drug Trials
Third of four in a series Anniversaries (of birth, marriage, death, countries’ independence, war, peace) are an opportunity to celebrate, mourn, reflect back, project forward. The US and the world ... More
Lessons from COVID: Parents as Essential Caregivers
Second of four in a series Anniversaries (of birth, marriage, death, countries’ independence, war, peace) are an opportunity to celebrate, mourn, reflect back, project forward. The US and the world ... More
