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Milk Bank Moments

On August 4th, the Mid-Atlantic Mothers’ Milk Bank (MAMMB) hosted Acting Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen, Pennsylvania State Senator Jay Costa, and Pennsylvania State Representative Dan Frankel to discuss the benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and babies during World Breastfeeding Week. “As a primary...

WTAJ - (August 4, 2023) - UPMC Altoona now has a local source of nourishment for premature babies and babies whose mothers can’t fully supply their needs. The hospital is now a donation depot for breast milk making it the first hospital in the UPMC system...

Altoona Mirror (August 2, 2023) - Premature babies or those whose mothers cannot fully supply their needs now have a local source for nourishment. UPMC Altoona recently became the first hospital in the UPMC system and the fifth in Pennsylvania to become a “donation depot” for...

I was an overproducer with my second baby when a friend told me about donating my excess breast milk to the Mid-Atlantic Milk Bank. The thought of helping NICU babies who may not have had access to the nutrients in breast milk quickly made me...

When I found out I was pregnant, I knew immediately I wanted to breastfeed my daughter. At 31 week I started to have concerning symptoms and contractions. A week later, I ended up in the hospital. Without any luck of stopping labor, my daughter was...