Lactating mothers who wish to donate breast milk must complete a screening process to ensure the quality and safety of the milk, according to a news release.
Lactating mothers who wish to donate breast milk must complete a screening process to ensure the quality and safety of the milk, according to a hospital news release.is partnering with Columbus-based OhioHealth Mothers’ Milk Bank to open a breast milk drop location at the hospital’s Kay Jeweler’s Pavilion, located at 1 Perkins Square.
The collection point houses a freezer, which stores the donated milk until it can be transferred to the milk bank in Whitehall. It’s the first milk drop in Summit County, according to a hospital news release. The milk bank relies on donations from healthy, lactating women to provide milk for infants in need, according to the hospital.
“We are thrilled to be opening this new milk drop to make donating even easier,” milk bank Outreach Coordinator and Lactation Consultant Chris Smith said in the news release. “With this new milk drop, approved donors around Akron have a convenient location to drop off their donated milk. Pasteurized donor milk is liquid gold for babies who need it. In 2023 alone we distributed over 460,000 ounces of milk in 11 states – that’s 3,593 gallons.
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