FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 26, 2026Contact: Nannette Miranda,News@MothersMilk.org | (510) 646-1201 Nominations Open January 26 on World Pumping Day, Honorees Announced March 2026 San Jose, CA (January 26, 2026) — As more women with children enter and lead in today’s workforce, workplaces have a powerful opportunity to champion breastfeeding support like never before. Mothers’ Milk Bank […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nannette Miranda | News@MothersMilk.org | (510) 646-1201 San Jose, CA (December 17, 2025) – Mothers’ Milk Bank California (MMBCA), one of the nation’s leading nonprofit milk banks, announces a new research partnership with the renowned Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in understanding the life-saving properties of donor human milk […]
New educational resource empowers families to make informed decisions about infant nutrition and the use of donor human milk
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. – (Oct. 21, 2025) Mothers’ Milk Bank California (MMBCA) and Central Coast Breastfeeding Coalition are celebrating their 12th annual milk drive by inviting mothers to drop off their extra breast milk to help medically vulnerable babies, especially those in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs). For many born prematurely or with critical […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Jose, Calif. (September 16, 2025) — Mothers’ Milk Bank California (MMBCA) announces the appointment of two distinguished leaders to its board of directors: Nicole Anderson, M.D., neonatologist and medical director of the Watsonville Community Hospital Intensive Care Nursery, and Ali Starling, CNM, MPH, certified nurse midwife and maternal health advocate.“Dr. Anderson […]
San Jose, CA (September 3, 2025) — As National Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Awareness Month begins, Mothers’ Milk Bank California (MMBCA)—the longest-operating nonprofit milk bank in the United States—is expanding donor access to meet the growing demand for pasteurized donor human milk in NICUs across California and beyond. Recognized each September, NICU Awareness Month […]
San Jose, Calif. — (July 30, 2025) In recognition of National Breastfeeding Awareness Month, Mothers’ Milk Bank California (MMBCA) is hosting 16 milk drives across California and Nevada—including 14 in-person events and 2 virtual drives—to make it easier for families to donate lifesaving breast milk and help meet the growing need for medically fragile infants. […]
Spokane, WA & San Jose, CA — More medically fragile infants could get the lifesaving help they need because of a new donor milk collection site launching tomorrow in Spokane. Mothers’ Milk Bank California (MMBCA), in partnership with Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children’s Hospital, announces the opening of a new human milk collection […]
Landmark AB 3059 Expands Life-Saving Access for Newborns But Leaves Mothers’ Milk Bank California Struggling to Meet Unprecedented Need San Jose, Calif. (June 23, 2025) — Six months after California’s groundbreaking Assembly Bill 3059 expanded insurance coverage and hospital access to life-saving donor milk, Mothers’ Milk Bank California is facing a 30% surge in demand, […]
San Jose, CA (June 11, 2025) — As summer approaches, even with travel plans, family gatherings, and the summer hustle, parents can still make a meaningful and lasting impact. Mothers’ Milk Bank California is making it easier than ever to donate breast milk with free, flexible milk pick-up services and Saturday screening appointments designed to […]