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Breast milk donation can help hospitalized babies in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU). By donating your precious milk, you have the unique opportunity to share with those most in need.
If a mother’s own milk is unavailable, donor human milk is a vital, lifesaving source of nutrition for premature infants and other infants in need of specialized care. It provides the best protection against devastating infections and helps to reduce the risk of diseases.
Donated breast milk is shipped to our community milk banks where it is processed, gently pasteurized, tested, and distributed to hospitals and families throughout the region.
The Human Milk Donation Centers at St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital in Boise, at St. Luke’s Magic Valley, and at St. Luke’s Meridian provide convenient, local drop-off sites for people who might be in a position to donate their milk. The centers serve as midpoints between the milk donor and the milk bank, making it as easy as possible for you to give this much needed and highly valued gift.
For more information on becoming a milk donor and the screening process involved, please visit our community milk banks at:
Our St. Luke’s lactation consultants are available to answer additional questions, help facilitate lab work and schedule milk drop offs for approved donors.
Please call:
- Boise: (208) 381-7643
- Twin Falls: (208) 814-3820
- Meridian: (208) 706-3119
Your gift could make a world of difference for our NICU patients and families!
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Care and Handling of Milk and Equipment
For information on the care and handling of breast pump equipment and pumped human milk, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Screening and Pasteurization ProcessTo learn about the screening and pasteurization process required of HMBANA accredited donor human milk facilities, visit the Human Milk Banking Association of North America.