Why do we need a milk bank in the Northwest?
Currently, US milk banks cannot meet the need for donor milk. The closest milk banks are in San Jose, California and Denver, Colorado. This can mean increased transportation costs and time factors when providing donor milk to our area. Oregon and Washington have two of the highest breastfeeding rates in the United States with the potential to have sufficient breastmilk donors to serve infants throughout the Northwest region and other parts of the US.
A committed group of volunteers is developing a human milk bank to serve the Northwest.
Board of Directors:
June Winfield, Chair
Peggy Andrews, RN, IBCLC, Vice-Chair
Scotti Weintraub, Secretary/Treasurer
Rebecca Stepaniak, MD, Medical Advisory Committee Chair
Annette Magner, IBCLC
Lesley Mondeaux, RN, BSN, IBCLC
Joanne Ransom, RN, BSN, IBCLC
Neal Schnitzer
Linda Welsh
Dixie Whetsell, MS, IBCLC
Medical Advisory Board:
Dr. Rebecca Stepaniak, MD, Chair
Dr. Nan Dahlquist, MD
Dr. Helen Bellanca, MD
Dr. Frances Biagioli, MD
Dr. Patricia Spitale, MD
Ellen Tilden, CNM
Our planning and board meetings are held the third Monday of every month from 4-6pm at Legacy Emanuel hospital. Please contact us if you are interested in participating.
To contact board members, please email info[at]nwmmb[dot]org
