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Pregnant women and drug trials: Lessons from COVID

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... More > about Pregnant Women Get Sick and Sick Women Get Pregnant: Lessons from COVID About Drug Trials

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... More > about Breastfeeding in Emergencies: COVID-19

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... More > about Why Breastfeeding Matters for Mothers and Children (and Families) Everywhere: A Public Health Imperative

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... More > about Is Milk Exchange Normal?

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... More > about Newest Medical Board Member Susan Laster Seeks to Increase Donor Milk Awareness

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... More > about Donating Milk to Save Lives: Gricelda and Baby Cinco

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