Every ounce counts. Will you be our next milk warrior?
Advancing health and wellness with safe donor milk.
A world where human milk is accessible to all, beginning at birth.
Mothers’ Milk Bank California is the oldest operating non profit milk bank in North America. Founded in 1974, we are dedicated to meeting the growing demand for human donor milk by collecting, screening, and distributing it to over 60% of California’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICUs), as well as to babies and families in need across the United States.
As a charter member of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA), Mothers’ Milk Bank California has helped set the industry standard for milk collection and donation. We remain committed to our legacy, and adhere to the highest levels of care, safety, and equity for those we serve: donors, recipients, families grieving the loss of a baby, hospitals, community partners, and healthcare professionals.
We recognize the tremendous benefits of human milk in preventing disease and illness, fighting infection, and providing hundreds of vital nutrients for babies from day one. At the same time, we know that there are so many reasons why breast milk isn’t accessible to those who need or want it: premature birth, death or loss of mother, surrogacy, foster, or adoption, insufficient lactation, and more. We are committed to making human donor milk available to all babies and families in need.
Mothers’ Milk Bank California serves babies, families, and healthcare providers across the United States. Though most of our recipients are premature infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), we provide safe, pasteurized human donor milk for any of the following scenarios:
Babies who…
Mothers who…
We recognize that all babies and families have diverse short-term and long-term needs, and that is why we provide a variety of options to ensure peace of mind for everyone involved in the baby’s care.
Read about our longstanding history in the industry and find out how we operate nationwide.
Over the last 50 years, Mothers’ Milk Bank California has distributed 16+ million ounces of human donor milk to some of the country’s most at-risk babies.
Our community of milk donors is nearly 25,000 strong and growing by the day.
We have served countless families grieving unimaginable losses by making the milk donation process as easy as possible for them.
We collaborate with a growing number of hospitals nationwide to provide safe, lifesaving nourishment to their tiniest patients, while continuing to advance the milk banking industry by forming meaningful partnerships, supporting research, and advocating for strict health and safety guidelines across the board.