Giving is good for the soul. In fact, there is scientific evidence that altruistic people receive pleasure from being generous. This is certainly the case with Sarah Dugger, PhD, a wife, mother of two and clinical genomic scientist. Her life’s work is dedicated to giving help and hope to people with medical conditions to improve […]
Wife and mom, Katie Page, is the owner of both Gate City Athletics (a youth running club) and Wren’s Nest (a kids and family yoga studio) named after her daughter Sophia Wren. Katie says, “The vision of Wren’s Nest is to bring together kids and families to share mindfulness and yoga to create a space […]
On September 16, 2016, baby Felix came bursting on the scene two weeks early, with a head full of hair and gorgeous as ever. Born at WakeMed Cary Hospital, weighing seven pounds and 11 ounces, he was everything his first-time parents could ever want, but a complication prevented them from taking him home right away. […]
I am a planner. My plan was to have a completely natural birth with exclusive breastfeeding. It was a plan written in stone, to the point of me refusing a butterfly catheter when I first got to the hospital for my delivery. Long story short – my birthing plan flew out the window. I had […]
Although I had taken a birthing class and previously delivered at WakeMed, I had no idea the Mothers’ Milk Bank was there, let alone that it provided much-needed breast milk to so many NICU babies. On November 7th, 2017 that changed. At 39 weeks gestation, during the early stages of labor, my daughter’s heart stopped […]
This past weekend the News & Observer profiled Sue Evans as Tar Heel of the Week. Sue is a long-time employee and a lactation specialist who also runs the WakeMed Mother’s Milk Bank. Many people are suprised to learn that WakeMed features one of only 13 accreditated mother’s milk banks in the United States. In fact, we […]
WakeMed Mothers’ Milk Bank, one of nine, not-for-profit human milk banks in the United States, continues to experience increased demand and significantly reduced donations as indicated in last month’s blog. The lack of donations and increased need is not isolated to North Carolina. Human milk banks across the country are experiencing a similar trend, leading […]
The WakeMed Mother’s Milk Bank, one of nine breast milk banks in the United States, desperately needs donations. Specifically the Milk Bank is seeking donations from local mothers who have a minimum of approximately 150 oz of frozen breast milk. Donated milk is pasteurized and then distributed to premature babies, babies or children with allergies […]
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