Upcoming Events
August 2021
World Breastfeeding Week
Theme: Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility
- World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is a global campaign to raise awareness and galvanize action on themes related to breastfeeding.
2-6
August 2021
Brooklyn Alliance for Breastfeeding Empowerement, Inc. (BABE)
Breastfeeding Month
- Join BABE for a virtual event to celebrate Breastfeeding Month!
5
August 2021
6-8
August 2021
Indigenous Milk Medicine Week
Theme: Nourishing Our Futures
- This year's Indigenous Milk Medicine theme is "Nourishing Our Futures," in recognition of the power and respect this medicine has had for Indigenous peoples.
9-13
August 2021
Revitalizing Culture Through Breastfeeding and Chestfeeding
In Celebration of Indigenous Milk Medicine Week
- Join speakers Kimberly Moore-Salas, IBCLC, and Amander Singer, CLC from the Navajo Breastfeeding Coalition. Together they will present a powerful discussion on the ancestral teachings around breastfeeding/chestfeeding in the Navajo culture in honor of Native Breastfeeding Week.
12
August 2021
Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Week
Theme: Reclaiming Our Traditions
16-20
August 2021
Black Breastfeeding Week
Theme: The Big Pause: Collective Rest for Collective Power
Click here to watch the full video and learn more about the #BBW2021 theme!
23-27
August 2021
12th Annual Current Topics in Neonatology Nutrition and Advances in Neonatal Care
- Discuss the evidence behind the routine probiotics supplementation in preterm neonates for necrotizing enterocolitis prevention and improved growth pattern.
- Describe the need of periodic screen for acquired pulmonary vein stenosis in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, since medical and surgical treatment options are available.
- Explain the importance of rigorous evaluation of delayed cord clamping in the delivery room.
9-10
November 2021
November 2021
Past Events
New York State Perinatal Association Virtual Conference 2021
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Perinatal Trauma: Advancing Understanding and Healing
- Don't miss the opportunity to take part in Workshop Sessions from the leaders in our field!
10-11
June 2021
World Human Milk Donation Day
A day to celebrate human milk donors and professionals working together across the world to promote human milk donation!
19
May 2021
NEC Awareness Day
Necrotizing enterocolitis is a disease that affects mostly the intestine of premature infants.
17
May 2021
The Heart and Science of Breastfeeding Online Conference
- Science of the MotherBaby Bond: How Attachment Impacts Epigenetics, Brain Development and Stress
- Up in Smoke – Using Evidence to Inform Our Practice with Cannabis and Human Milk FeedingCan a Baby Be Allergic to Breastmilk: Sensitivities, Allergies, Galactosemia, and Lactose Intolerance
- Is Fem Tech our Friend?
6
May 2021
International Bereaved Mother's Day
The first Sunday of each May is International Bereaved Mother's Day. "
"This special day was created in 2010 to honour and celebrate the mothers who carry some, perhaps all, of their children in their hearts rather than their arms."
2
May 2021
Black Maternal Health Virtual Conference
This year’s virtual conference will offer a national space for learning, rich discussions, and mobilization to transform Black maternal health, rights, and justice. We need a place to be in the community together, to vision and dream, and to celebrate each other.
16-17
April 2021
New York Statewide Breastfeeding Coalition Annual Conference 2021
Widening the Lens to Improve Lactation Outcomes for All
Save time and money this year! No travel or lodging expense! We are making this a very interactive event, with lots of opportunities for you to network and chat with presenters as well as other attendees.
23
March 2021