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... More > about The Milk Bank Yay!! Jar: A Caring Staff Celebrates Milestones

By Naomi Bar-Yam, PhD, and Christopher Duggan, MD, MPH Ranging from scuttling of environmental air and water protections, seeking rescindment of the Affordable Care Act... More > about Why Breastfeeding Matters for Mothers and Children (and Families) Everywhere: A Public Health Imperative

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 > about Is Milk Exchange Normal?

Portsmouth Regional Hospital began offering pasteurized donor human milk in 2015—initially because a parent requested it—and soon thereafter noted a remarkable effect: exclusive breast milk... More > about Portsmouth Regional Hospital: Donor Milk Helps Raise Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding Rates

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 > about What Inspired Me to Open the Milk Bank