breastfeeding
Making the Dream True
Adapted from original January 18, 2016 post. In observing the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr, we think about how he was making the dream come true and explore what that...
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Imagining Breastfeeding as Normal
Twenty years ago Diane Wiessinger challenged us to normalize breastfeeding in our language as well as our actions. Breastfeeding is not better, not optimal, not...
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Breastfeeding is Normal
Breastfeeding is normal. Everyone knows that, right? In 1996, Diane Wiessinger published an article, “Watch Your Language!,” in which she challenged all of us to...
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Public Health Begins with Breastfeeding
National Public Health Week April 4-10, 2016 The theme of National Public Health Week 2016 is Healthiest Nation 2030. The US ranks 34th in life...
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Testimony Before the New York City Council Committee on Women’s Issues
Regarding Int. No. 1063-2016 – Requiring Lactation Rooms in Certain Public Spaces By Amber Star Merkens, March 30, 2016 MMBNE was invited to testify before...
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A Conversation with NICU Nurse and IBCLC Dara Barnett
Originally posted on November 24th, 2015. by Amber Star Merkens My journey to becoming the NY Outreach Coordinator for Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast was heavily influenced...
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