Founded: 2014

Mission: Provide Pasteurized Human Donor Milk (PHDM) to at-risk babies in Tennessee

Milestones:

12 milk depots (drop-off locations) across Tennessee, over 500,000 ounces of donor milk collected since 2014
Opened pasteurization facility in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in November 2021
Certified as Member Milk Bank #31 with Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA)

WHY DONOR MILK?

Natural, safe pasteurized human milk is needed because:

Human milk has been shown to decrease the incidence of life-threatening newborn infections
Some babies are not able to get milk from their own mothers

WHY A MILK BANK IN TENNESSEE?

Presently, Tennessee Level III+ NICUs are obtaining donor human milk from other states at higher costs and lead times
Mothers in Tennessee who donate milk must send it out of state - there's no guarantee donated milk will return to babies in Tennessee
Neighboring states have or are starting depots and milk banks
With much of the groundwork completed, now is the right time to begin a milk bank!

MMBTN is managed by a group of passionate, dedicated doctors, nurses, lactation consultants, engineers, entrepreneurs, and volunteers.