The Skylar Project

05/28/2026

A full cart. A full heart.

We stopped by USA Children’s and Women’s Hospital and were welcomed by Amie, NICU Lactation Consultant, ready to receive a delivery of snacks and drinks headed straight for the lactation room. 🛒💜

NICU families give everything around the clock, and something as simple as having nourishment within reach can make a real difference in a mother’s ability to sustain her milk supply and herself.

We are so grateful to Sam’s Club, Daphne for making this possible!

This is community showing up ♥️

05/27/2026

If you've spent time in a NICU, you know how critical every decision is for fragile premature babies.

The bipartisan DONOR Milk Act would formally recognize donor human milk as a Critical Food and bring FDA oversight to the facilities that process it. We welcome this important step to protect the vulnerable infants who rely on donor milk for life-saving nutrition.

Thank you , , , , , , and for leading this important legislation.

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https://delauro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/delauro-trahan-introduce-bipartisan-donor-milk-act

05/22/2026

🎉 It’s here, today, we are proud to announce the Family-Centered Care Taskforce has launched the first-ever toolkit supporting parental presence in the NICU.

23 authors, editors, a toolkit designer, and a website designer to bring this vision to life.

📥 Access here: https://fcctaskforce.org/parental-presence-toolkit/

NICU families deserve to be present in every sense of the word. Let’s make sure they know it.

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05/20/2026

We are so close to launch day! And we couldn’t be more excited.

In just one day, NICU teams will have a new resource to help turn evidence into everyday practice

The Family-Centered Taskforce is releasing the ultimate toolkit for NICU leaders and parents, a practical guide designed to help care teams and families promote 13 evidence-based recommendations that support parent presence in the NICU.

Because presence isn’t extra. Presence is care.

Join the movement. Look out for our Presence Study Toolkit tomorrow, May 21, and help make parent presence possible.

05/19/2026

A huge thank you to Alight Solutions for welcoming us as this month’s Black Professional Network Global Connect guest! Getting to share our mission and impact with your community was an absolute privilege.

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Candie and Siatta thank you for bringing this together. We appreciate you! 🙌🏾​​​​​​

05/18/2026

One of the greatest gifts of this work is the people it brings into your life. We have had the privilege of crossing paths with some of the most inspiring women on the planet, and Katonya Trent is undoubtedly one of them.

Read on to learn more about who she is and the incredible journey that has shaped her:

Katonya Trent - is an author, premature birth advocate, and social impact speaker who is dedicated to supporting families navigating the challenges of premature birth and the NICU journey. She is the founder of Konnected Thru 22, an organization created to provide connection, resources, and encouragement for families with premature babies.

Katonya’s advocacy began after unexpectedly delivering her son at home alone at just 22 weeks pregnant. Her powerful experience transformed her perspective on life and inspired her to use her voice to educate others about the realities and challenges that can arise from preterm birth. Through storytelling and community engagement, she works to bring awareness, hope, and reassurance to families facing some of life’s most difficult moments.

She is the author of 22 and 6 Born on 11/26, a memoir that shares her traumatic birth experience while offering hope and encouragement to women and families facing similar journeys. Through her writing, speaking engagements, and her podcast, Katonya continues to amplify the voices of premature birth families while working to ensure they feel seen, supported, and empowered throughout their NICU journey.

Grab her book: https://www.amazon.com/22-Born-11-26-everlasting/dp/B0B7QGX7QX

05/15/2026

Today is Kangaroo Care Day, a global reminder of the power of closeness, connection and skin-to-skin care.

And in just one week, the Family-Centered Taskforce will release the Presence Study Toolkit, a practical guide designed to help NICU leaders, care teams and families.

Skin-to-skin care is one of the 13 evidence-based recommendations noted in the Presence Study.

Because presence isn’t extra. Presence is care.

Join the movement. Look out for our Presence Study Toolkit on May 21 and help make parent presence possible.

Today is Kangaroo Care Day, a global reminder of the power of closeness, connection and skin-to-skin care.And in just one week, the Family-Centered Taskforce...

05/14/2026

To address a "critical gap" in services, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC) has launched the NICU Family Wellness Program, an innovative initiative designed to support the mental health of parents during their most vulnerable moments.

05/11/2026

Thank you, Sam’s Club Daphne, for supporting our mission! We are so grateful for your generous donation in support of our lactation room nutrition program.

05/10/2026

To every mama navigating the NICU, the PICU, grief, postpartum, or any path that looks nothing like you imagined.. we see you. We honor the full weight of your journey today and every day. Motherhood is not one story; it is millions of stories, each one sacred. Keep going, mama. One step at a time.