Read a fantastic article written by our board member Jan Mallak, published in International Doula Volume 27 Issue 2. 2019....
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (June 4, 2019) - Amid growing demand among mothers and hospitals for breast milk, Pennsylvania is considering regulating milk donation to ban unsafe practices in sharing breast milk. The state House of Representatives voted...
90.5 WESA (April 19, 2019) - More mothers are turning to milk banks for pasteurized donor human breast milk to give to needy infants. The organizations collect, test and treat the milk that is later...
WTAE (August 23, 2018) - Days after Ellis was born, his parents got the news. "They called and they said Ellis is sick," said the baby's father, Caleb Lough. "We were like, 'What do you mean...
NextPittsburgh (February 15, 2018) - Founder and executive director of the region’s groundbreaking Mid-Atlantic Mothers’ Milk Bank — which opened in 2015 — Denise O’Connor is an IBCLC certified lactation consultant. She has worked with...
Tribune-Review (October 27, 2017) - A mothers' milk bank in Pittsburgh's Strip District is overflowing to the point where a name change is in order. Three Rivers Mothers' Milk Bank, which opened two years ago , announced it's...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (October 27, 2017) - The Three Rivers Mothers’ Milk Bank has outgrown its name. The facility in the Strip District is now the Mid-Atlantic Mothers’ Milk Bank, supplying donated breast milk to 20...
Tribune-Review (December 20, 2016) - Breast milk is crucial nutrition for infants who might be struggling or facing medical challenges. But what happens when mom is unable to provide all that her baby needs? Banked milk...
NEXTpittsburgh (March 29, 2016) - Val Lee was the first donor at the newly opened Three Rivers Mothers’ Milk Bank on Penn Avenue and attended their recent Grand Opening. Accompanying her was her husband, Ben...
WTAE (March 16, 2016) - The first donor breast milk bank in the western Pennsylvania region is opening in Pittsburgh and will be the only one supplying hospitals throughout the state. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that...