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Mothers’ Milk Bank Austin Dispenses 5 Million Ounces

Austin 360 – Dec. 14, 2017  “As of Thursday, Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin officially has distributed 5 million ounces of breast milk to preterm and medically fragile babies since it opened in 1999. The milk has been donated by more than 8,000 mothers, and been given to more than 29,000 babies from around the country.”

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