Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital is set to host a breast milk drive during Breast Feeding Awareness Month, officials said. 

In partnership with Mother’s Milk Bank, Henry Mayo’s Lactation Services Department is scheduled to hold a Donor Breast Milk Drive on Thursday, Aug. 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., according to officials.    

The milk donated during the breast milk drive is set to benefit newborns and NICU-bound at-risk premature infants, according to hospital officials. 

“We are very pleased to offer local moms the opportunity to donate their extra milk to babies in need,” said May Beth Sweet, Lactation Program Coordinator at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. “We are so grateful to our donors who are providing human milk to help nourish and support the tiniest NICU babies across our state. It really does take a village.” 

While human breast milk is beneficial for all newborns, it is especially helpful for at-risk premature infants who are in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). 

Due to its immunologic components, breast milk offers protection from potentially life-threatening infections while providing optimal nutrition and promotion of growth and healing of tissue, according to officials. 

If mothers are not able to supply the amount of breast milk needed to support their babies in the NICU, officials say that outside sources, such as a milk bank, become, “life-savers.” 

Donor screenings are set to be available on-site, and only frozen milk is set to be accepted. 

For more information on the breast milk drive click here or call (661) 200-1515.

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