Benefit from Our Donor Breast Milk Program in Las Vegas, NV

Dignity Health - St. Rose Dominican in Nevada offers a donor breast milk program to help seriously ill or premature newborns, as well as mothers who need assistance with breast milk. Many hospitals promote the benefits of breast milk, especially for babies being treated in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Our program makes it easier for mothers to gain access to breast milk if they cannot adequately breastfeed their babies themselves.

Our San Martín and Siena campuses are the only hospitals in southern Nevada with donor breast milk programs, providing many options for donor breast milk in Las Vegas and Henderson, NV. Our donated breast milk is screened and pasteurized, making it safe and free of bacteria, while still retaining its beneficial components. Find an obstetrician today to learn more about our donor breast milk program.

Reasons for a Donor Breast Milk Program

Breast milk helps nourish newborns better than any other food. There are many reasons for donors and recipients to be part of a donor breast milk program.

For recipients of donated breast milk:

• The antibodies in human milk have been shown to protect babies from many different diseases, and this protection extends into childhood.
• Breast milk is more easily digested than formula.
• High-risk newborns who only drink breast milk have fewer infections and other medical complications.
• Mothers who adopt high-risk babies are unable to produce their own breast milk.

For breast milk donors:

• Breastfeeding women who produce extra milk may want to contribute to the well-being of sick newborns.
• Women who received breast milk for their own premature or sick baby may also want to make a difference by helping others babies when they are able.
• There is no cost to donate breast milk.

What to Expect at Dignity Health - St. Rose Dominican

If you are interested in becoming a breast milk donor, visit the Human Milk Banking Association of North America to learn more. Members of the HMBANA are non-profit milk banks that will not resell your milk to for-profit companies that distribute the milk at costly markups. The Mother’s Milk Bank of San Jose, CA is the closest HMBANA Milk Bank to Nevada. It is committed to maintaining its non-profit status, providing community service, offering reasonable prices, and ensuring the highest quality breast milk to clients.

If you are a recipient, you will receive donor breast milk at ones of our hospitals. Check with your insurance provider about the cost of purchasing donor breast milk.

You can trust every part of your pregnancy, birth, and postnatal care to the specialists at Dignity Health - St. Rose Dominican in Nevada.