A milk bank screens, collects, processes and dispenses donated human milk as a community service, providing human milk to babies whose own mothers cannot supply the milk to meet their baby’s needs.
A milk bank is also a resource for health professionals and the general public in the uses and benefits of human milk, the standard in infant feeding.
The Northwest Mothers Milk Bank has been designated a "Developing Milk Bank" by the Human Milk Banking Association of North America. HMBANA members meet strict standards for screening of donors and processing of milk.
There are currently 12 operating milk banks in the United States and 2 in Canada. There are 4 developing milk banks in the United States. Milk Bank locations.
