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Portsmouth Regional Hospital: Donor Milk Helps Raise Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding Rates

Portsmouth Regional Hospital began offering pasteurized donor human milk in 2015—initially because a parent requested it—and soon thereafter noted a remarkable effect: exclusive breast milk feeding rates skyrocketed, from 50% to... More > about Portsmouth Regional Hospital: Donor Milk Helps Raise Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding Rates

Donating, receiving, and donating milk again: Anusha’s story

Imagine our excitement when Anusha came full circle, from donating, to receiving, to donating milk with us again! It warms our hearts when moms who... More > about Donating, receiving, and donating milk again: Anusha’s story

Newest Medical Board Member Susan Laster Seeks to Increase Donor Milk Awareness

  A warm welcome to Dr. Susan Laster, the newest member of the milk bank’s Medical Advisory Board and advocate for donor milk awareness.  Our... More > about Newest Medical Board Member Susan Laster Seeks to Increase Donor Milk Awareness

Receiving and Donating Breast Milk: Kristin and Ella’s Story

2/13/18 Staff News
  Kristin tells her story of receiving and donating breast milk, thanks to a partnership between the hospital where baby Ella was born and Mothers’... More > about Receiving and Donating Breast Milk: Kristin and Ella’s Story

Donating Milk to Save Lives: Gricelda and Baby Cinco

George V, aka Five or Cinco.  By Gricelda Simler I donated milk after hearing the tragic story of my sister’s friend’s babies in Venezuela. She... More > about Donating Milk to Save Lives: Gricelda and Baby Cinco

Mothers Are Driving Force Behind New Hampshire Donor Milk Depot

Thirty excited mothers gathered with lots of boisterous children plus hospital staff members for the opening of Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast’s third New Hampshire donor... More > about Mothers Are Driving Force Behind New Hampshire Donor Milk Depot

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