I never thought that I would be able to proudly say that I am a human milk donor. When our daughter was first born, I was afraid that I wasn't going to be able to...
My little fighter was born 2 months early weighing 2 lbs 15 oz. Since being transitioned from breast milk she began to have serious stomach issues even while in the NICU....
I was blessed with an oversupply of breastmilk and was happily able to donate many ounces to the milk bank. Although my last donation was almost a year ago now, reflecting on how I was...
WTAE (March 20, 2020) - There is now concern that donations to the Mother's Milk Bank in Pittsburgh will start to dip due to the spread of the coronavirus. The director of the Mid-Atlantic Mothers' Milk...
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...
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...
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...
Jan Mallak, one of our board members and volunteers, has just published a book that teaches children the importance of milk banks while honoring mothers who donate their milk to benefit vulnerable infants. Titled “An...
We are thrilled to share that a project initiated and collaborated on by Mid-Atlantic Mother's Milk Bank is now available to all. Our staff has found that there are few resources sensitive to bereaved families regarding...
Read a fantastic article written by our board member Jan Mallak, published in International Doula Volume 27 Issue 2. 2019....