There are more events, people, and "awarenesses" to honor than there are months, weeks, or days in the year (even a leap year). Sometimes the juxtapositions are amusing. November 17 is National ... More
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Guita’s Story: Following My Mother’s Example
My name is Guita Horowitz Diamond and I became a mother in August 2020. As time passed and my frozen milk stack increased, I wanted to make a mitzvah of donating it to infants in need. My mother ... More
A Family Physician’s Unexpected Journey: From Premature Twins to Milk Donation
Family physician Jessica Faraci tells her story of receiving milk for her twins and later donating back. Read more of her work at Pulse—voices from the heart of medicine. Breast is best. Fed is ... More
Lessons from COVID: Parents as Essential Caregivers
Second 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 ... More
Preterm Birth and COVID: Charting Our Path Forward
First 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 ... More
Preemies Inspire NICU Fellow to Donate Milk
Elizabeth, a NICU fellow at a Philadelphia hospital, shares her story of donating milk in honor of the babies in her care. We found out we were pregnant right before Thanksgiving 2019. We were ... More
