Donate Milk
Every ounce counts. Will you be our next milk warrior?
Thank you for your interest in providing lifesaving human milk for babies in need. When a mother cannot provide her own milk for her baby, donor milk gives babies the best chance of surviving and thriving.
Why Donate?
When it comes to the health and well-being of babies, especially those at great risk, human milk is the ideal food. It’s packed with nutrients and antibodies, contains just the right amount of calories and fluids, and helps protect against diseases and serious complications. Whether it’s stomach bugs and ear infections or asthma and diabetes, medical experts say that babies should be fed human milk exclusively for the first six months of life to get the best possible health outcomes. But according to the World Health Organization (WHO), less than half of infants under six months old are exclusively breastfed.
Milk banks play a vital role, saving lives and enhancing babies’ immune systems with every donated ounce. Get Started Today.
How It Works?
There is no cost to being a donor. From your initial screening to the storage and shipment of your milk, all costs are covered by Mothers’ Milk Bank. A diligent intake process allows Mothers’ Milk Bank to ensure that milk donors meet standard safety requirements, allowing their milk to support the growth and development of premature, critically ill, malnourished, or at-risk babies.
Once you have collected a minimum of 100 ounces of milk, there are four steps to getting your donated milk dispensed to hospitals and families, outlined below. If you are experiencing the loss of your baby, there is no minimum amount of milk required to donate.
- Step 1. Initial screening questionnaire
Get started by filling out the form below, and a donor services coordinator will get in touch with you. - Step 2. Quick phone chat
This interview is to understand your general health, meds, supplements, and breastfeeding experience. Available in English, Spanish, or Vietnamese. - Step 3. Completion of donor packet
Share more about your medical history and lifestyle and sign medical consent forms. - Step 4. Blood work
The final step in the screening process is to complete blood work, which will be coordinated and paid for by Mothers’ Milk Bank.
If you’d prefer to speak directly to our donor services team, please contact us at 1-877-375-6645 (option 3), or send us a message here.
Get Started (Initial Form)
Please start the process by submitting the donor screening form below.