Milk banking is all about mothers helping mothers, as highlighted in recent press coverage of Maine Medical Center’s expanded donor milk program. A mother receiving milk for her newborn may not know ... More
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Navigating the Unexpected: How Donor Milk Helped Baby Emme
Megan tells the story of how donor milk helped provide a bridge to breastfeeding after some unexpected situations during her daughter’s birth and early days. By Megan Cicolello Before my ... More
Double Excitement at New Hampshire Milk Depot Opening
In the final weeks of summer, Monadnock Community Hospital staff worked excitedly with the milk bank to plan for a festive ribbon-cutting celebration at our newest New Hampshire milk depot. When the ... More
Maine Medical Now Using Donor Milk in Postpartum Unit
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
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
