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Danielle’s Story: From Milk Allergy to Milk Donation

9/30/20 Staff Donors, Personal Stories

Throughout her journey as a milk donor, Danielle shared many photos of her baby, Reese. We had no idea her happy baby had suffered from a milk allergy, which led her... More >

Baby receives milk from Waterbury Hospital donor milk program

Waterbury Hospital Launches New Connecticut Donor Milk Program

9/25/20 Ann Marie Lindquist News

Welcome to the world, Pedro—the first baby to receive donor milk at Waterbury Hospital! Hospital staff captured this adorable photo and posted it to Facebook... More >

NICU babies as adults in essay Folding Chair at the Table

NICU Awareness Month: Folding Chair at the Table

9/22/20 Naomi Bar-Yam, Ph.D. Perspectives

If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” Shirley Chisholm (1924-2005), the first African American woman elected to US... More >

Baby of Rhode Island mom who donated milk

Nurses and Family Members Help Rhode Island Mom Breastfeed and Donate Milk

9/14/20 Ann Marie Lindquist Donors, Personal Stories, Recipients

Rhode Island mom Jennifer Pearlman shared that adorable “milk monster” photo when she dropped off milk at one of our milk depots. We interviewed her... More >

NICU Awareness Month: A Seat at the Bedside – Parents on the NICU Team

9/14/20 Naomi Bar-Yam, Ph.D. Perspectives

September, the ninth month of the year, is NICU Awareness Month. NICUs care for babies born too soon, before nine months, to help them reach... More >

Pettaway Pursuit Foundation: Serving the Community in a Time of Crisis

9/9/20 Ann Marie Lindquist News

Just over a year ago, during World Breastfeeding Week 2019, we opened a milk depot at Pettaway Pursuit Foundation (PPF), which has served Philadelphia-area families... More >