For fragile babies, human milk is lifesaving medicine. It’s something that a mother, even with all the money in the world, may not be able to provide her baby without someone else’s generosity. The Milk Bank is on a mission to promote community health by expanding the safe use of human milk for all babies, especially premature and ill infants. The Milk Bank impacts the greater Midwest area through the safe collection and distribution of pasteurized human donor breast milk. The Milk Bank dispensed safe donor milk to hospitals and families across 25 states in 2021.

If you have extra breastmilk in your freezer, consider donating it to help fragile babies. Mothers of premature infants often struggle to produce adequate breastmilk for a variety of reasons. For these families, donor human milk is a welcomed gift during one of the most stressful times of their lives. Donating to a nonprofit milk bank ensures that fragile babies in our community receive safe, optimal nutrition with immunological protection.