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You can help babies fighting for their lives. When you donate your extra breast milk, you become a beacon of hope for families in need. Call the Mothers’ Milk Bank at (614) 566-0630 to begin the process today or email MilkBank@OhioHealth.com.
And that is a good thing because in spite of well known health benefits to very young infants, some of the most recent surveys report that a minority—22% to 42%—of maternity hospitals in the United States use donor milk in their advanced care units [4-6]. An increased supply also brings the potential for new products based on human milk.
The health plan sponsored 1,000 ounces of donor milk amid formula shortage. (Dayton, OH – June 2, 2022) – CareSource, a nationally recognized nonprofit health plan, announced today a $4,500 donation to OhioHealth Mothers’ Milk Bank to sponsor 1,000 ounces of human milk. The gift is part of CareSource’s larger effort to increase access to […]
Interested donors should email milkbank@ohiohealth.com or call (614) 566.0630. In 2019, the OhioHealth Mothers’ Milk Bank distributed over 376,000 ounces of milk to babies in need throughout the United States and Canada – that’s about 3,000 gallons! Just one ounce can feed a premature infant for three days. And it’s anticipated that the ...
Nov 25, 2021 · Farmers are getting paid about, let's say, $17, $18, maybe per 100 gallons of milk. And when you work out the current price of milk on a per hundred weight basis — because that's how farmers are paid, per 100 pounds of milk they sell — their price should be about double that. Maybe $34, $35, so there's a huge gap between the farm price and ...
The OhioHealth Mothers’ Milk Bank has had to limit distributions of PHM to well-baby nurseries and outpatients due to the low levels of milk being donated. The Milk Bank is seeking more and new donors to help alleviate the shortage and ensure lifesaving PHM to medically fragile infants. One ounce of PHM will feed three premature babies for a ...
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The donated milk is pasteurized, frozen and distributed by physician prescription. Interested donors are asked to email milkbank@ohiohealth.com or call 614-566-0630 to arrange a screening phone interview. Scan the QR code to learn more about the OhioHealth Mothers’ Milk Bank. Benefits of Breast Milk.
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