90.5 WESA - 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 the Pittsburgh region, the...
WTAE - 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 seven." Ellis had NEC...
NextPittsburgh - 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 women’s and children’s...
TribLIVE - A mothers' milk bank in Pittsburgh's Strip District is overflowing to the point where a name change is in order. Three Rivers Mothers' Milk Bank, which opened two years ago , announced it's changing its name to Mid-Atlantic Mothers' Milk Bank to better reflect the range...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - The Three Rivers Mothers’ Milk Bank has outgrown its name. The facility in the Strip District is now the Mid-Atlantic Mothers’ Milk Bank, supplying donated breast milk to 20 hospitals in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey. “We’re not just for neonatal...
TribLIVE - Breast milk is crucial nutrition for infants who might be struggling or facing medical challenges. But what happens when mom is unable to provide all that her baby needs? Banked milk from donors is a safe, simple solution and thanks to many donors and...
NEXTpittsburgh - Val Lee was the first donor at the newly opened Three Rivers Mothers’ Milk Bank on Penn Avenue and attended their recent Grand Opening. Accompanying her was her husband, Ben Lee. The young couple from Cranberry lost their baby, Ashton, shortly after birth...
WTAE - The first donor breast milk bank in the western Pennsylvania region is opening in Pittsburgh and will be the only one supplying hospitals throughout the state. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony are scheduled Wednesday at the Three Rivers...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Milk donors, foundations and other invited guests today will visit the new Strip District headquarters of the Three Rivers Mothers’ Milk Bank, the region’s first milk bank and the only one serving hospitals throughout the state. Those attending the open house from 4 to...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Denise O’Connor wrapped a pink-and-purple bow around a bulky cooler and wheeled 25 containers of pasteurized and processed breast milk through the lobby of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Wednesday afternoon — the culmination of two years of effort to get a...
