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Sep 13, 20243 min read
Baby Safety Month: Cutting Through the Noise on the 'Right' Way to Safe Infant Sleep
Baby Safety Month is here! Tackle infant sleep anxiety with Dr. McKenna’s book, Safe Infant Sleep, offering evidence-based, practical guide.
Jul 30, 20243 min read
Exploring Primal Connections: Orangutans and Insights on Breastfeeding for World Breastfeeding Week
Explore "Mammals Unlocked" this World Breastfeeding Week: What can orangutans’ 7-year nursing reveal about human breastfeeding norms?
Sep 5, 20232 min read
Libraries and Librarians Supporting Nursing Families
Enjoy this excerpt from an Association of Library Service to Children blog about how important it is for librarians to actively support...
Jul 26, 20234 min read
Selecting Over-the-Counter Drugs as a Breastfeeding Mother: 5 Tips from a Pharmacist
Pharmacist Dr. Frank J. Nice helps parents choose nonprescription medications and health products that are safe to take while breastfeeding.
Apr 14, 20223 min read
Worthy Cause: Family Connects Prince George’s
Being a new parent can be overwhelming in the best of circumstances. For moms without a solid support system, the transition to...
Nov 17, 20213 min read
Catie’s Birthday Book Drive for Sibley Memorial Hospital’s Special Care Nursery (SCN) Unit
According to March of Dimes, roughly 380,000 babies are born prematurely in the United States each year. This means that pre-term births...
Oct 28, 20215 min read
Worthy Cause: Reach Out and Read GNY Promotes Early Literacy in English, Spanish, Bengali, and More!
What could be better for a young child than a doctor “prescribing” reading? To increase early exposure to books, the national literacy...
Oct 14, 20215 min read
Worthy Cause: Rainbow Girls Make the World A Better Place
It’s easy to think of rainbows as nothing more than a backdrop for our favorite fairy tales, but for a group of young women around the...
Aug 25, 20214 min read
Celebrate Black Breastfeeding Week with Us!
During the last week of August every year, families around the globe celebrate Black Breastfeeding Week. In this 9th year of BBW, we are...
Jul 27, 20213 min read
Your Breastfeeding Newsfeed
The start of August brings the start of World Breastfeeding Week! Each year, from August 1st–7th, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding...
Mar 31, 20212 min read
Child Life Specialists: A Lifeline for NICU Families
March is almost over, but it is never too late to celebrate Child Life Month, four weeks dedicated to acknowledging and appreciating the...
Feb 17, 20213 min read
Celebrate Black History Month by Celebrating Black Mothers!
February is Black History Month, and we are celebrating by raising awareness for the breastfeeding groups that advocate and support Black...
Nov 2, 20203 min read
“Mommy, Why Can’t the New Baby Come Home?”
Sibling Support in the NICU One out of every ten American babies is born prematurely; that’s about 380,000 babies each year who start...
Sep 17, 20202 min read
Take the Quiz: Which Baby Mammal Are You?
Platypus Media announces the arrival of a new baby... baby mammal, that is! This is How I Grow was released in March. The Spanish...
Jul 30, 20202 min read
Reintroduce Yourself to Paperback Books
Celebrating Paperback Book Day! July 30th is National Paperback Book Day! This holiday commemorates the first time that Penguin Books,...
Jul 29, 20202 min read
Your Breastfeeding News Feed
World Breastfeeding Week is finally here, and we’ve rounded up some breastfeeding news to celebrate!
Jun 20, 20203 min read
Celebrating Dads from Early Childhood Onwards
Happy Father’s Day! Today, we celebrate dads all over the world who play an integral role in family life. Sonora Smart Dodd founded...
Jun 1, 20202 min read
Apr 1, 20203 min read
Worthy Cause for Child Abuse Prevention Month: Alpine County Child Abuse Prevention Council
The month of April calls attention to one of the most tragic, widespread problems affecting those dearest to our communities: our...
Mar 15, 20204 min read
Worthy Cause: Heart of Jesus Orphanage and Health and Education for Haiti Founder, Dr. Frank J. Nice
Maryland resident Dr. Frank J. Nice is many things: a retired United States Public Health Service Commissioned Officer; a pharmacist; an...
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