Maine Medical Center is one of many hospitals using donor milk in the NICU as well as in the postpartum unit as a supplement to breastfeeding. In the article “MMC Increases Availability of Donated ... More
Brigham and Women’s Hospital: Expanding to a Postpartum Unit Donor Milk Program
By Sybil Sanchez Brigham and Women’s Hospital began offering pasteurized donor human milk in its postpartum unit in 2015, after having started in the NICU in 2011. Hospitals like Brigham and ... More
Why Breastfeeding Matters for Mothers and Children (and Families) Everywhere: A Public Health Imperative
By Naomi Bar-Yam, PhD, and Christopher Duggan, MD, MPH Ranging from scuttling of environmental air and water protections, seeking rescindment of the Affordable Care Act or casting aspersions on the ... More
Donating After Loss: In Memory of Baby Shane
Mary shared her story of donating milk after loss as she shipped “our first 200 ounces of liquid gold sent with love from Gabe, in memory of his big brother, Baby Shane, for all the little fighters ... More
Meet the Milk Bank Lab Technicians
Our highly trained lab technicians are experts at processing and pasteurizing milk to meet the high safety standards of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America. When you walk into Mothers’ ... More
Boston Obstetrician and Lactation Consultant Lauren Hanley Joins Milk Bank Medical Board
Lauren Hanley, MD, FACOG, FABM, IBCLC, the only Boston obstetrician who is also a lactation consultant, recently joined our medical board. We caught up with her and learned about her deep commitment ... More
