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Making Breastfeeding and Work – Work: Paid Leave

National Breastfeeding Month 2015 By Naomi Bar-Yam, Ph.D., Executive Director, MMBNE Paid maternity and parental leave are crucial to making breastfeeding and work, well… work. The US is being embarrassed into... More > about Making Breastfeeding and Work – Work: Paid Leave

HuffPost: 5 Truths About Donating Breast Milk

MMBNE Donor Blog Republished in Huffington Post: 5 Truths about Donating Breast Milk Congratulations to MMBNE donor and blogger Chelsea Vassi for her original blog... More > about HuffPost: 5 Truths About Donating Breast Milk

sheknows.com – The Mamafesto: What moms need to know about breast milk banks

There’s a new article out on milk banking from the online media site ‘SheKnows.com’. Mamafesto blogger Avital Norman Nathman interviews our director Naomi Bar-Yam and... More > about sheknows.com – The Mamafesto: What moms need to know about breast milk banks

Donor Story: Caitlin Edwards

My name is Caitlin Edwards and I have a seven month old son named Wyatt. We have donated about 260 ounces of breastmilk! I work... More > about Donor Story: Caitlin Edwards

Donor Story: Emily Phillips

I am a working, tandem-nursing, breastmilk donating mom! With my first born, I barely made it day to day with pumping for him once I... More > about Donor Story: Emily Phillips

Donor Story: Mickey Johnson

As part of this year’s World Breastfeeding Week and National Breastfeeding Month, we are featuring stories from donor moms who were employed while donating their... More > about Donor Story: Mickey Johnson

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