The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to cutting the rates of maternal mortality and morbidity. They stress their support for reducing the disparities in maternal health outcomes and improving the overall experience of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum for people across the country. In the White House's Maternal Health Blueprint, a new program called Reducing Disparities in Breastfeeding Innovation Challenge will identify effective programs that increase breastfeeding initiation and continuation rates, decrease disparities among breastfeeding individuals, and demonstrate sustainability and the ability to expand the program.

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Help us support new families on their breastfeeding journey by providing items such as milk storage bags, Boppy support pillows, and a tip book that promotes a successful breastfeeding experience for both mother and child.

Check out the full wish list here.

The CDC is continuing its mission to support breastfeeding families as the many health benefits for infants, children, and mothers are a key strategy to improve public health. Data show that breastfeeding initiation rates are strong but many families do not breastfeed for as long as they intend to, and breastfeeding disparities by race and ethnicity persist. The steady decline in breastfeeding from month-to-month indicates that breastfeeding families may need stronger systems of support to reach their breastfeeding goals.

Percentage of Babies Receiving Any and Exclusive Breast Milk During the First 12 Months, Among Children Born in 2019

Source:  CDC, Breastfeeding Report Card United States, 2022 - centers for disease ... (n.d.). Retrieved September 19, 2022, from https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/2020-Breastfeeding-Report-Card-H.pdf 

The New York Milk Bank supports families and their babies throughout the life cycle by educating and supporting families on the benefits of human milk.

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During NICU Awareness Month, we honor the experience of families in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and thank the health professionals who care for them. The New York Milk Bank is proud to deliver safely pasteurized donor breastmilk to babies in need. 

If you would like to donate breast milk, visit our website for more information.

Save the date for the NEC Symposium in San Diego, CA. If you are planning to attend, complete this form and the Necrotizing Enterocolitis Society will send you a calendar invite for August 28 - 30, 2023.

The New York Milk Bank will be exhibiting at Babies and Bumps Buffalo on Saturday, September 24, 2022! Babies & Bumps will be throwing an exciting event for new and soon-to-be parents. There will be giveaways, raffles, seminars, exhibitors, and everything you need to prepare for pregnancy, birth, and life with a baby! NYMB, the beneficiary of their fundraiser for the day, will be donating a gift basket, two Haakaa pumps, and Haakaa silicone milk storage bags to the event. We hope to see you there.

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Check out our online shop and support our mission to provide donor milk

to babies so they can survive and thrive!

Visit our website to learn more about becoming a milk donor.

Watch our generous donor Joy tell us why she chose to donate her milk. 

If you are interested in sharing your story click here.

Thank you to donor Ashley and her baby Johnathan for their generous milk donation!