Donor Milk from HMBANA (Human Milk Bank Association North America) is safe from Zika Virus
20th February 2016
HMBANA and its member milk banks share the concerns of families dealing with Zika virus and its seemingly-related microcephalic conditions of newborn infants. The Zika virus is transmitted primarily via mosquito bite, but pending further research person -to-person transmission cannot be ruled ... Read Article
New leaflet for recipient families
5th December 2015
We recently launched a new leaflet “Donor Milk Your Questions Answered” for recipient families. The leaflet explains the donor screening process, benefits of donor milk and how milk is processed. You can click on the picture below to see the leaflet full ... Read Article
Mum’s gift of love in honour of little Isla
6th April 2015
Caroline from Blackpool donated milk after the sad loss of her daughter Isla. You can read Caroline’s story in the Blackpool Gazette here: http://m.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/health/local-health/mum-s-gift-of-love-in-honour-of-little-isla-1-7192522 ... Read Article
Just Giving page
5th February 2015
We now have a Just Giving page at https://www.justgiving.com/NWhumanmilkbank/ You can also make a donation by texting BANK64 followed by the amount you’d like to give to 70070 ... Read Article
We’re recruiting!!!
6th January 2015
We’re looking for an administrator to join our team 2 days a week (15 hours). Based at the University of Chester, the role involves providing admin support to the milk bank including sending letters and correspondence, dealing with queries, preparing milk for dispatch ... Read Article
Fond farewell to Lynda
3rd November 2014
Last week the milk bank said a fond farewell to an amazing lady, Lynda Coulter, as she started her well earned retirement. As many of you will know, Lynda founded Cheshire and North Wales Human Milk Bank and was the driving force ... Read Article
First 6 months of Northwest Human Milk Bank
30th September 2014
The Northwest Human Milk Bank has been operating as a new regional service for 6 months! In that time we’ve recruited 120 donor mums, pasteurised and analysed 874L of donor milk and bottled it into 13,500 bottles and supplied 800L of donor ... Read Article