Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast congratulates HMBANA and their sister milk bank in Alabama for the important work described in the below press release. Currently, the mortality rate among African American infants is three times higher than white infants. Along with being a bridge to breastfeeding, donor milk is a bridge to health equity.
See link Mothers’ Milk Bank of Alabama Aims to Improve Infant Mortality Rates
Announcing new partnerships to advance health equity in breastfeeding . . . We’re thrilled to announce three new partnerships with Massachusetts based healthcare providers seeking to improve breastfeeding rates among families who disproportionately receive less postpartum care and lactation support. The program is funded by Massachusetts Attorney General Campbell’s Maternal Health Equity grant. This grant […]
2023, our most impactful year to date . . . It’s official, our 2023 Impact Report is here. And we’re beyond thrilled to share that it details our most impactful year to date . . . We are so proud of all the work we do in support of babies and families. Every year we […]
Cape Cod Hospital is home to our new milk depot . . . We’re thrilled to announce that Cape Cod Hospital is home to our brand new milk depot. A vital medical resource, we’ve been working hard to provide improved access to safe donor human milk, so we’re proud to not only share this news […]
Sharing is caring . . . Five-year-old Mark loved packing up boxes of milk with his mom, Shana. “Sharing is caring,” she would explain as they took the bags out of the extra chest freezer – the one they bought just to hold all that breastmilk. These precious pouches were bound for Mothers’ Milk Bank […]
