The Bradford Era - Many newborns in the Maternal and Child Center at Penn Highlands DuBois are breastfed; however, you may be surprised to learn that not all of the breast milk they receive is...
Spotlight PA (July 16, 2024) - Eve Lieberum died on her third day of life. But before her death, her mother Abbie Lieberum was able to give the newborn some of her milk. Eve was born...
The Record-Argus (June 20, 2024) - In partnership with the Mid-Atlantic Mothers’ Milk Bank (MAMMB), UPMC Horizon recently began purchasing breast milk for patients. UPMC Horizon joins UPMC Magee-Womens, UPMC Hamot and UPMC Altoona in...
KDKA (June 4, 2024) - Doctors and nurses will tell you breastmilk does amazing things for babies, but did you know it's also lifesaving? Local hospitals are making babies stronger and healthier thanks to a...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (March 4, 2024) - A Hopewell mom is one of more than 500 donors to the Mid-Atlantic Milk Bank. When Emily DeMaiolo found herself pregnant with high-risk twins, she got advice from one of...
BCTV (January 22, 2024) - Medically vulnerable infants in Pennsylvania will have expanded access to potentially life-saving pasteurized donor human milk thanks to legislation recently passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Josh Shapiro. Act 32 of 2023,...
Pittsburgh Union Progress (January 21, 2014) - It has taken five years, but Medicaid will now cover prescribed and pasteurized breast milk as critical nourishment for medically fragile infants in Pennsylvania....
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (January 19, 2024) - Amid the hum of industrial freezers, numerous state legislators and health officials packed into a back room at the Mid-Atlantic Mothers’ Milk Bank in the Strip District Wednesday. With...
Kidsburgh (January 18, 2024) - 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...
Latrobe Bulletin (January 18, 2024) - Medically vulnerable infants in Pennsylvania will have expanded access to potentially lifesaving pasteurized donor human milk thanks to legislation recently passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Josh...