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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 are...
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Breastfeeding in Emergencies: COVID-19
The third week of National Breastfeeding Month focuses on infant and young child feeding in emergencies. Milk bank Executive Director Naomi Bar-Yam provides an overview...
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Why Breastfeeding Matters for Mothers and Children (and Families) Everywhere: A Public Health Imperative
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...
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Is Milk Exchange Normal?
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...
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Newest Medical Board Member Susan Laster Seeks to Increase Donor Milk Awareness
A warm welcome to Dr. Susan Laster, the newest member of the milk bank’s Medical Advisory Board and advocate for donor milk awareness. Our...
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Donating Milk to Save Lives: Gricelda and Baby Cinco
George V, aka Five or Cinco. By Gricelda Simler I donated milk after hearing the tragic story of my sister’s friend’s babies in Venezuela. She...
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