Breast milk donor program
This program can fill the gap — and a newborn's belly — when they need more milk than mom can provide.
A parent’s own milk is the best possible food for an infant. Our Breast Milk Donor Program is designed to help ensure all newborns in our hospital receive the nourishment they need.
Human milk is unique in many ways. It boosts your baby’s infection-fighting potential and is the easiest food for your baby to digest. Milk also supports and manages your baby’s digestive system, offers active growth and development hormones not contained in formula, and supports the overall growth and development of your baby.
Frequent servings of milk in the first few days of life provide the right amount of nutrition to most infants. However, some babies may need to have supplemental feedings. When this occurs, parents have a choice of using formula or donor milk. We encourage them to choose donor milk, as it allows a temporary supplement solution while your baby improves their breastfeeding skills.
For this reason, the Birthplace at Texoma Medical Center offers a Breast Milk Donor Program. Our donor milk comes from the Mother’s Milk Bank of North Texas, donated by women who are producing milk and have enough extra to provide milk for babies in need. Donors are carefully screened to make sure they are healthy, free of illness or communicable disease, non-smoking and not taking dangerous medications or drugs.
We’ve long known the extensive benefits of breast milk for newborns, and all our NICU babies have access to donor milk since it’s especially crucial for sick and premature babies... There are certain immunological properties that cannot be replicated in formula. The risk of infection and prematurity complications are decreased by using human milk.
Natalie Hill
RNC, IBCLC, a lactation consultant at Texoma Medical Center, started the program in August 2022
Donor milk from the program is also made available in the hospital’s Newborn Nursery, for babies with low blood sugar, jaundice, excessive weight loss or other issues that may require supplementation. “For some mothers, especially with certain risk factors, it may take a few days for her milk supply to be established,” Hill explains. “We can offer their baby donor milk until her supply catches up.”
Approximately 10 babies a month benefit from the Donor Milk Program. “The families who have participated in the program have been very appreciative knowing they have a backup plan until their milk supply is well established,” says Hill. “Many who receive donor milk for their baby decide to pass that benefit along and end up becoming donors themselves.”
It takes roughly 900 donors a year to provide an adequate supply of human milk to North Texas. “We encourage any mother considering donating to reach out to their local milk bank. We have information packets that can show you how to start the process,” Hill says. “You can be a one-time donor or choose to donate during your entire breastfeeding journey.”
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Director of Marketing
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Information in Health News comes from a wide range of medical experts. If you have any concerns or questions about specific content that may affect your health, please contact your healthcare provider. Models may be used in photos or illustrations. Any opinions expressed by an author whose article appears in this publication are solely the opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Texoma Medical Center. Physicians mentioned in this publication are independent practitioners who are not employees or agents of Texoma Medical Center. The hospital shall not be liable for actions or treatments provided by physicians. For language assistance, disability accommodations and the nondiscrimination notice, visit our website. ©2023. All rights reserved.
5016 South US Highway 75, Denison, TX, 75020
903-416-4000
Amber Lester
Director of Marketing
Jennifer Reed
Media & Advertising Coordinator
Health News
Fall 2023
Sean T. Dardeau, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer, Texoma Medical Center
Sean T. Dardeau, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer, Texoma Medical Center
Human milk is unique in many ways. It boosts your baby’s infection-fighting potential and is the easiest food for your baby to digest. Milk also supports and manages your baby’s digestive system, offers active growth and development hormones not contained in formula, and supports the overall growth and development of your baby.
Frequent servings of milk in the first few days of life provide the right amount of nutrition to most infants. However, some babies may need to have supplemental feedings. When this occurs, parents have a choice of using formula or donor milk. We encourage them to choose donor milk, as it allows a temporary supplement solution while your baby improves their breastfeeding skills.
For this reason, the Birthplace at Texoma Medical Center offers a Breast Milk Donor Program. Our donor milk comes from the Mother’s Milk Bank of North Texas, donated by women who are producing milk and have enough extra to provide milk for babies in need. Donors are carefully screened to make sure they are healthy, free of illness or communicable disease, non-smoking and not taking dangerous medications or drugs.
Human milk is unique in many ways. It boosts your baby’s infection-fighting potential and is the easiest food for your baby to digest. Milk also supports and manages your baby’s digestive system, offers active growth and development hormones not contained in formula, and supports the overall growth and development of your baby.
Frequent servings of milk in the first few days of life provide the right amount of nutrition to most infants. However, some babies may need to have supplemental feedings. When this occurs, parents have a choice of using formula or donor milk. We encourage them to choose donor milk, as it allows a temporary supplement solution while your baby improves their breastfeeding skills.
For this reason, the Birthplace at Texoma Medical Center offers a Breast Milk Donor Program. Our donor milk comes from the Mother’s Milk Bank of North Texas, donated by women who are producing milk and have enough extra to provide milk for babies in need. Donors are carefully screened to make sure they are healthy, free of illness or communicable disease, non-smoking and not taking dangerous medications or drugs.
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