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20 Mar Pittsburgh’s Mid-Atlantic Mothers’ Milk Bank needs more breast milk donors

NextPittsburgh (March 20, 2020) - Denise O’Connor, executive director of the Mid-Atlantic Mothers’ Milk Bank, is making sure the region’s youngest residents don’t go hungry during the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization, which opened in 2015 in the Strip District, is ramping up efforts to meet the demand...

19 Mar Pittsburgh Milk Bank director: ‘Donor milk is lifesaving medicine’

Tribune-Review (March 19, 2020) - The head of a Pittsburgh breast milk bank is encouraging healthy mothers to donate milk to families in need, as demand increases during the coronavirus pandemic. Denise O’Connor is executive director of the Mid-Atlantic Mothers’ Milk Bank, based in Pittsburgh’s Strip District. “Donor...

05 Mar First breast milk dispensary in Pennsylvania now open in Lehigh County

WFMZ-TV (Mar 4, 2020) - Allentown, Pa. - The first breast milk dispensary in Pennsylvania is now open in Lehigh County, and it's ready to serve local mothers and their babies. Ashley Greggo was a breast milk donor for more than a year. "I had an entire...

04 Sep What Doulas should know about milk banks

Read a fantastic article written by our board member Jan Mallak, published in International Doula Volume 27 Issue 2. 2019....

04 Jun Pennsylvania considering setting standards for milk banks

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 191-1 on Monday for legislation prohibiting the sale of human...

19 Apr Local Breast Milk Bank Growing To Keep Up With Demand

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 provided to babies who wouldn't otherwise receive its benefits. Here in...

16 Oct An ounce of news: Fall 2018 newsletter

23 Aug Mothers helping babies: Donating to the milk bank in Pittsburgh

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 'sick,' on a level of one to 10? They said...

15 Feb Denise O’Connor chats about running a milk bank, organic gardening and her love for Pittsburgh’s art scene

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 nursing mothers and their infants for 18 years. Passionate about...

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