Milk Bank Moments

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

Posted at 08:37h in In the news

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’

Posted at 10:44h in In the news

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

Posted at 09:29h in In the news

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...

13 Dec Story time: New children’s book about the value of milk banks now available

Posted at 12:44h in From the milk bank

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 Ounce of Sharing…at the Milk Bank,” the story is written...

25 Nov Breast Massage and Hand Expression Following Perinatal Loss Video

Posted at 13:49h in Podcasts + Videos

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 infant loss and postpartum engorgement. We contacted Breastfeeding Medicine of...

04 Sep What Doulas should know about milk banks

Posted at 13:38h in In the news

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

07 Aug Chloe’s Story: Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Posted at 10:46h in Stories

Chloe was born premature with a congenital heart defect called ‘hypoplastic left heart syndrome.’ The left side of her heart did not develop properly during the first eight weeks of pregnancy and without surgical intervention Chloe would not have survived. Immediately after birth, Chloe was transported...

07 Aug Tristan’s Story: Second baby to receive donor milk at Children’s Hospital

Posted at 10:42h in Stories

Twins Tristan and Carson made their way into this world 10 weeks premature at Magee-Womens Hospital, three hours away from home. Carson weighed only 2 lbs. 8oz. and Tristan was a little over 3lbs. They were doing great, then after three weeks the unthinkable happened...

07 Aug Gideon’s Story: Getting daily nutrients from donor milk

Posted at 10:32h in Stories

Gideon was born full term and passed his newborn screening with flying colors. At seven weeks, however, his family began to notice weakness in his body movements and functions. At one point, he turned blue in his car seat from not being able to hold...

07 Aug Karyn’s Story: Taking care of myself so I can take care of my baby

Posted at 10:26h in Stories

My son Caleb’s birth was a bit of a roller coaster – he came out very quickly. In addition, I had a postpartum hemorrhage after he was born. The next morning, he was diagnosed with tachypnea, which is fast breathing due to fluid in his lungs,...