Pike County Courier (January 17, 2024) - Pennsylvania. The expansion also includes a public campaign that will let parents know how to find human donor milk. Thanks to a new law signed by the governor, infants considered “medically vulnerable” will have expanded access to pasteurized donor...
KDKA (January 17, 2014) - A new law takes effect across Pennsylvania on Jan. 20 that will help medically fragile babies. Act 32, known as Owen's Law, will provide medical coverage for breast milk that's been donated and pasteurized for infants whose mother's milk is not...
CBS News Philadelphia (January 17, 2024) - Not every mother can breastfeed. But some babies are so sick, they need breast milk to survive. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's administration announced Wednesday Owen's Law will take effect this week, granting Medicaid coverage for donated breast milk, as a mother...
I remember being asked if the reason for donating was due to an infant’s death or an oversupply. I said it was the latter but really it was both. Our twin girls Isla and Zoe were born on March 15 at 25 weeks and 1...
I gave birth to my daughter Kya in April. She was born at 37 weeks and struggled with hypoglycemia during our hospital stay. In order to help get her blood sugars up; I would nurse her, pump, and offer her a bottle. Once my milk...
My son, Maverick, was born in September 2022 with some known medical complexities that required a NICU stay and early surgery. His first night in the hospital, away from me, he received donor milk. When his NICU stay extended to four surgeries, 88 days, and...
WPXI (November 21, 2023) - More sick infants will have the opportunity to get what could be life-saving medicine after Gov. Josh Shapiro signed “Owen’s Law,” a bill that allows donated breast milk to be covered by Medicaid. Anchor Jennifer Tomazic talked to the local family...
KDKA (November 21, 2023) - Back in March, we were able to tour the Mid-Atlantic Mothers' Milk Bank. We learned how the center, right here in Pittsburgh, is providing much-needed help to many families. We had Denise O'Connor here, the executive director of the milk...
90.5 WESA (November 20, 2023) - Premature babies are sometimes prescribed pasteurized donor human breast milk, which can be very costly. But Pennsylvania lawmakers have sent a bill to Gov. Josh Shapiro's desk that aims to lessen this financial burden on families. When a premature infant...
Pittsburgh Today Live (November 7, 2023) – Heather Abraham and David Highfield talk about all the latest goings on and preview what’s to come on today’s show!...