International Breast Milk Project
- Rochester, Minnesota
The International Breast Milk Project is a non-profit organization that solicits donations of human milk and provides the milk to needy infants.[1][2][3][4]
History
In April 2006 founder Jill Youse searched for ways to donate breast milk and stumbled across an orphanage in Durban, South Africa, looking for donor milk to provide for their HIV positive infants. Soon after she was featured in a local newspaper, and other mothers began contacting her to find ways to donate their milk. As more mothers became involved, more articles were produced which lead to Oprah Winfrey and others. After the wide exposure provided by Oprah and Charles Gibson at ABC World News, IBMP partnered with Prolacta Bioscience, who packaged the donated milk, and Quick International Courier, who transports and ships the milk to Africa. IBMP has provided over a half million ounces of breast milk, and granted $140,000 towards health care in Africa.
One of the top goals of IBMP is to provide donor milk to malnourished, orphaned, or diseased infants in South Africa. Of the half a million ounces of donor milk provided by IBMP donors, 162,665 has gone to infants in need in Africa. IBMP partners with Milk Banks in Africa, where local donors are few, to provide milk to infants.
In addition to providing donor milk, IBMP has granted over $173,000 for health care in Africa, including creating and sustaining milk banks. Along with providing donor milk, it is important to provide sustainable milk bank to store donations.
Partners
Along with working with Prolacta Bioscience to ensure the safety and quality of the donated milk, IBMP received the highest Charities Review Council Review indication that it meets all of the council's Accountability Standards. IBMP is also listed on the online Giving Guide of Smart Giver's Network. Transportation of the donor milk is provided by Quick International. Social Venture Partners is also a supporter of IBMP.
References
External links
- Official Website No longer active
- Electric Breast Pump No longer active
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and immunology
- Anti inflammatory agents in breast milk
- Areola
- Areolar gland (gland of Montgomery)
- Breast
- Breast anatomy
- Breast crawl
- Breast milk
- Breastfeeding and medications
- Dysphoric milk ejection reflex
- Frenulum of tongue
- Galactose
- Human milk oligosaccharide
- Hypothalamic–pituitary–prolactin axis
- Latching on
- Lactation suppression
- Lactiferous duct
- Lactose
- Milk
- Overactive let-down
- Oxytocin
- Passive immunity
- Prolactin
- Prolactin modulator
- Colostrum
- Lactation
- Nipple
- Mammary gland
- Mammary alveoli
- Mammary lobule
and difficulties
- Blocked milk duct
- Breastfeeding difficulties
- Breast engorgement
- Low milk supply
- Fissure of the nipple
- Inverted nipple
- Cracked nipple
- Mastitis
- Milk blister (milk bleb)
- Nipple vasospasm
- Neonatal jaundice
- Nipple pain in breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding infertility
- Breastfeeding and HIV
- Prolactinoma
- Breastfeeding and mental health
support
- Breastfeeding advocacy
- Breastfeeding in art
- Breastfeeding in Islam
- Breastfeeding in public
- Breastfeeding in the United States
- Breastfeeding organizations
- Breastfeeding promotion
- Child's Right to Nurse Act
- Diana West (lactation consultant)
- History and culture of breastfeeding
- Human-animal breastfeeding
- Human milk bank
- Human milk banking in North America
- International Breastfeeding Symbol
- Jack Newman (doctor)
- International Breast Milk Project
- La Leche League
- Lactation room
- Lactivism
- Mothers' rights
- Pat Shelly
- Amy Spangler
- Mary Rose Tully
- World Breastfeeding Week
with breastfeeding
- Breast pump
- Nipple shield
- Nursing bra
- Nursing chair
- Supplemental nursing system