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    Worthy Cause: Family Connects Prince George’s
    • Apr 14
    • 3 min

    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...
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    Catie’s Birthday Book Drive for Sibley Memorial Hospital’s Special Care Nursery (SCN) Unit
    • Nov 17, 2021
    • 3 min

    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...
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    Worthy Cause: Reach Out and Read GNY Promotes Early Literacy in English, Spanish, Bengali, and More!
    • Oct 28, 2021
    • 5 min

    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...
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    Worthy Cause: Rainbow Girls Make the World A Better Place
    • Oct 14, 2021
    • 5 min

    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...
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    Celebrate Black Breastfeeding Week with Us!
    • Aug 25, 2021
    • 4 min

    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...
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    Your Breastfeeding Newsfeed
    • Jul 27, 2021
    • 3 min

    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...
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    Child Life Specialists: A Lifeline for NICU Families
    • Mar 31, 2021
    • 2 min

    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...
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    Celebrate Black History Month by Celebrating Black Mothers!
    • Feb 17, 2021
    • 3 min

    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...
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    “Mommy, Why Can’t the New Baby Come Home?”
    • Nov 2, 2020
    • 3 min

    “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...
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    Take the Quiz: Which Baby Mammal Are You?
    • Sep 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    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...
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    Reintroduce Yourself to Paperback Books
    • Jul 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    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,...
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    Your Breastfeeding News Feed
    • Jul 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    Your Breastfeeding News Feed

    World Breastfeeding Week is finally here, and we’ve rounded up some breastfeeding news to celebrate!
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    Celebrating Dads from Early Childhood Onwards
    • Jun 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    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...
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    Global Day of Parents
    • Jun 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    Global Day of Parents

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    Worthy Cause for Child Abuse Prevention Month: Alpine County Child Abuse Prevention Council
    • Apr 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    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...
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    Worthy Cause: Heart of Jesus Orphanage and Health and Education for Haiti Founder, Dr. Frank J. Nice
    • Mar 15, 2020
    • 4 min

    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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    A Bedsharing Breakthrough
    • Jan 20, 2020
    • 6 min

    A Bedsharing Breakthrough

    New evidence-based protocol for healthcare providers offers guidance on how to help families sleep safely. The majority of healthcare...
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    November is National Prematurity Awareness Month! 6 Ways to Support Preemie Families
    • Nov 19, 2019
    • 3 min

    November is National Prematurity Awareness Month! 6 Ways to Support Preemie Families

    Every year, nearly 400,000 babies in the United States are born premature. This means they were delivered before completing the normal...
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    Celebrate National Family Literacy Month and Day!
    • Nov 1, 2019
    • 4 min

    Celebrate National Family Literacy Month and Day!

    History of the Holiday Organizations that work to improve children’s academic outcomes have long known that parental involvement is key...
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    It's Black Breastfeeding Week!
    • Aug 28, 2019
    • 2 min

    It's Black Breastfeeding Week!

    In 2011, feeling that National Breastfeeding Month didn’t highlight enough of the specific issues that Black breastfeeding mothers...
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