Mother’s Milk Bank wins!
The Mother’s Milk Bank of New England won the contest at Ideablob!
Tanya at the Motherwear breastfeeding blog writes:
The Mothers Milk Bank of New England won $10,000 in the Ideablob contest! The official announcement was made today at an event in Boston.
In addition to the prize, the Milk Bank got some wonderful publicity, and the whole idea of donor milk banking got some exposure to people who had probably never heard of it. It’s such wonderful news.
Thank you many times over to everyone who voted, who encouraged friends and family to vote, who blogged about it, and who wished us luck! You made a big difference for the milk bank and for families in our region.
The milk bank plans to open this May. Here’s some info from their site about the donation process.
Mothers who have more milk than they need and want to donate have to pass the health requirements, including a written medical history, notes from the mothers’ and babies’ doctors, and a blood test to ensure neither are carrying a communicable disease. Things that could disqualify a mom from being eligible to donate include women who drink more than 2 ounces of alcohol a day regularly and those who use tobacco products. A mom must be willing to donate at least 100 ounces of milk and her baby needs to be less than a year old. Mothers who choose to donate pump their milk at home and store it in the freezer. When they are ready to give the milk, they put it in a special cooler and ship it frozen overnight to the milk bank so it doesn’t spoil. Bar-Yam said at the bank the milk is thawed, tested, pasteurized, refrozen and shipped to the babies who need it, mostly premature and hospitalized.
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