Find a Milk Bank near you and donate your milk today!
One in eight babies in the United States will be born prematurely, sometimes as early as 24 weeks gestation. These preemies are often at risk for a number of life-threatening complications. One of the biggest hurdles these babies will face is to gain enough weight to survive. By making the decision to donate milk, you could have a significant impact on the lives of these infants and their families.
"Today there will be 1,367 babies born prematurely in the United States"
Featured Milk Bank
Birth and Family Place, located in Holladay, Utah, is a beautiful birth center that offers a relaxing atmosphere with attractively decorated birthing suites where we celebrate birth.
Our three birthing rooms have been designed specifically to provide a comfortable and peaceful birthing environment. Each bathroom is equipped with a jetted tub for relaxation during labor. Full-sized beds accommodate mom, dad and baby.
The family waiting room is a comfy spot for whomever you want present to celebrate your baby’s birth.
Flexible and caring professional staff will plan with you to design your ideal birthing experience. We understand that giving birth should be a joyful and relaxing experience for the whole family.
In addition to offering a birthing alternative, we are a Prolacta Bioscience® affiliated milk bank. The milk we collect is used by Prolacta Bioscience to make nutritional therapies for very premature infants. Recently, a clinical study was conducted using Prolacta’s products in such institutions as Johns Hopkins and Yale. The results were published in the Journal of Pediatrics (http://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(09)01085-3/abstract) and the findings state there is a 2.6 fold reduction in Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and an 8.7 fold reduction in surgeries due to NEC when very premature infants are fed a 100% human based diet versus a bovine based diet. The products Prolacta Bioscience produces are the only ones on the market that allow for the full nutrition very premature infants require from a 100% human milk source.
Birth and Family Place is licensed by the Utah Department of Health, accredited by the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers (CABC), a member of the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC), and holds a California Tissue Bank License.
Donor Testimonial
My name is Heather, and I am 39 years old, living in Youngsville, LA with my husband, 15 year old stepson, 2˝ year old son, and 1 year old daughter.
My other stepson lives in Prairieville, LA. Three and a half years ago, I married the most wonderful man in the world.
