by Danielle | Sep 28, 2021 | Amplify
By Naomi Bromberg Bar-Yam ACSW Ph.D.September 28, 2021 September is NICU Awareness Month when we educate about and honor those who care for babies born too early – before 9 months – or who are ill and require specialized hospital care from birth. How...
by Danielle | Sep 16, 2021 | Amplify
By Chloe McElmurySeptember 16, 2021 September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. Thyroid Cancer develops in the tiny but mighty thyroid, a gland located on the front of your neck, underneath your larynx (Adam’s Apple). The thyroid is shaped like a butterfly, with two...
by Danielle | Sep 8, 2021 | Amplify
By Lisa R. Miller, MA, IBCLCSeptember 8, 2021 I think we can all agree that postpartum depression (PPD) is a thief, too often stealing the joys of parenthood. When it occurs, it negatively affects entire families and, unfortunately, goes undiagnosed and untreated in...
by Danielle | Aug 30, 2021 | Amplify
By Nekisha Killings, MPH, IBCLCAugust 30, 2021 Black Breastfeeding Week each year is a time to look back and a time to look ahead. Many of us use the week to reflect on the ways that we have supported Black parents and families on their nursing journeys over the past...
by Danielle | Aug 17, 2021 | Amplify
To-wen Tseng, MS When my son Jade was six month old, I quit my job as a full time reporter and became a breastfeeding activist. Of course I still work as a freelance writer to pay my bills, but I spent a big chunk of my time on volunteering for local breastfeeding...
