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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Michelle’s Mother’s Day Story: The Greatest Gift from My Mother
In a Mother’s Day tribute, Michelle tells her story of receiving donor milk for her baby, with gratitude and love to her own mother for a lifetime of support. By Michelle ... More
Fulfilling Our Mission: Equitable Access to Donor Milk
This article on equitable access to donor milk is part of an occasional series on the ways we fulfill our mission. Providing safe donor milk to babies in need is the heart of our mission. In an ... More
Our First Donor Milk Dispensary Opens in New Hampshire
Our very first outpatient donor milk dispensary opened on December 5, 2018 in Belmont, New Hampshire! The community came out in force to celebrate the opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for ... More
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
Lifesaving Donor Breast Milk for Baby Boaz
By Ashira Zehavi Having nursed my first child, I never expected that donor breast milk would save the life of my second. At 31 weeks, I developed a life-threatening medical condition, and our ... More
