Breast Milk Donation for Premature Infants Expanding in Missouri
The Milk Bank opens two new depots in Missouri
INDIANAPOLIS – No medicine works for premature infants like human milk, but many infants in the NICU don’t have access to this resource. The Milk Bank, a nonprofit human milk bank serving NICUs across the Midwest, is now expanding into Missouri so more families can be part of this lifesaving mission.
The Milk Bank is opening two new milk depots in Missouri March 31, one at at Little Flower Family Medicine in O’Fallon, Mo. and one at Amber Sky in Maplewood. This will allow eligible mothers in the area to drop off their milk donations, where they will then be sent to The Milk Bank’s pasteurization facility in Indianapolis and distributed to NICUs across the Midwest. When no milk depots are present, donors must package and ship their donations to The Milk Bank. Currently, the only depot in Missouri is in St. Louis at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital.
The Milk Bank, a HMBANA-affiliated, nonprofit milk bank, ensures that fragile infants get the highest quality donor milk. Donors are screened for eligibility, and they must pass a blood test to donate their milk. The Milk Bank accepts donations through a child’s second year of life and has dispensed over 1 million ounces of donated milk since its founding in 2005.
“We are thrilled to open more milk depots to welcome more Missouri mothers to our mission,” says Janice O’Rourke, Executive Director of The Milk Bank. “When more mothers become aware of how easy the milk donation process is and how they can be a part of it, we will be able to help more infants.”
Both opening celebrations are Tuesday, March 31. The Amber Sky depot’s opening is at 10:30AM at their location (3100 Sutton Blvd.), and the Little Flower Family Medicine opening is at 2:00PM at their facility (207 E. Pitman St.).
About The Milk Bank
Since 2005, The Milk Bank has been committed to providing pasteurized human milk donations to infants in hospitals’ neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) throughout the Midwest. The Milk Bank is a non-profit organization that accepts and pasteurizes human milk donations from fully screened and approved donor mothers, ensuring the highest quality donations. The Milk Bank has milk depot locations in five states for donor convenience. The Milk Bank is also partnered with Indiana Blood Center, making each of their locations function as a milk depot as well.
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INDIANAPOLIS – No medicine works for premature infants like human milk, but many infants in the NICU don’t have access to this resource. The Milk Bank, a nonprofit human milk bank serving NICUs across the Midwest, is now expanding into Missouri so more families can be part of this lifesaving mission.
The Milk Bank is opening two new milk depots in Missouri March 31, one at at Little Flower Family Medicine in O’Fallon, Mo. and one at Amber Sky in Maplewood. This will allow eligible mothers in the area to drop off their milk donations, where they will then be sent to The Milk Bank’s pasteurization facility in Indianapolis and distributed to NICUs across the Midwest. When no milk depots are present, donors must package and ship their donations to The Milk Bank. Currently, the only depot in Missouri is in St. Louis at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital.
The Milk Bank, a HMBANA-affiliated, nonprofit milk bank, ensures that fragile infants get the highest quality donor milk. Donors are screened for eligibility, and they must pass a blood test to donate their milk. The Milk Bank accepts donations through a child’s second year of life and has dispensed over 1 million ounces of donated milk since its founding in 2005.
“We are thrilled to open more milk depots to welcome more Missouri mothers to our mission,” says Janice O’Rourke, Executive Director of The Milk Bank. “When more mothers become aware of how easy the milk donation process is and how they can be a part of it, we will be able to help more infants.”
Both opening celebrations are Tuesday, March 31. The Amber Sky depot’s opening is at 10:30AM at their location (3100 Sutton Blvd.), and the Little Flower Family Medicine opening is at 2:00PM at their facility (207 E. Pitman St.).
About The Milk Bank
Since 2005, The Milk Bank has been committed to providing pasteurized human milk donations to infants in hospitals’ neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) throughout the Midwest. The Milk Bank is a non-profit organization that accepts and pasteurizes human milk donations from fully screened and approved donor mothers, ensuring the highest quality donations. The Milk Bank has milk depot locations in five states for donor convenience. The Milk Bank is also partnered with Indiana Blood Center, making each of their locations function as a milk depot as well.
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