N
ursing children in need of breast milk will no longer go hungry thanks to a new "milk depot" in the Kanawha Valley.
CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital recently became the first hospital in West Virginia to establish a milk depot in partnership with the Mid-Atlantic Mother’s Milk Bank.
“Human milk is the best nutrition for all newborns, especially for our smallest and sickest babies,” Dr. Elizabeth Copenhaver, CAMC's Pediatric Newborn Hospitalist said. “I am excited to be able to provide human milk to babies in our community who need it the most.”
The Charleston-based hospital is now collecting donations from prescreened donors. Donors should contact the Mid-Atlantic Mother’s Milk Bank by phone at 412-281-4400 or email info@midatlanticmilkbank.org to prescreen for their donation.
To schedule a drop off, donors are asked to contact CAMC Mother-Baby Nurse Management employees Robin Zuniga-Dixon or Anita Carfagna.
Potential donors are screened and approved by Mid-Atlantic Mother’s Milk Bank before they can donate.
Anyone who may be interested in donating milk can learn more about the simple screening and donation process by visiting https://midatlanticmilkbank.org/donate.
