First 6 months of Northwest Human Milk Bank
30th September 2014
The Northwest Human Milk Bank has been operating as a new regional service for 6 months! In that time we’ve recruited 120 donor mums, pasteurised and analysed 874L of donor milk and bottled it into 13,500 bottles and supplied 800L of donor ... Read Article
Baby Day at Ormskirk Hospital
27th September 2014
Lynda attended the Baby Day at Ormskirk Hospital last Saturday to exhibit the Northwest Human Milk Bank service. This initiative was organised by the hospital trust in conjunction with NCT Southport, Formby and Ormskirk branch and other community based care facilities. It was a wonderful ... Read Article
Breastfeeding Friendly Picnic
5th September 2014
Last weekend, Kate and Emma from Northwest Human Milk Bank had a lovely time at CWP’s Breastfeeding Friendly Picnic in Chester Cathedral gardens. It was amazing to see so many families having fun and supporting breastfeeding. It was lovely to meet many donors past ... Read Article
International milk banking conference here in the UK!
30th July 2014
Don’t miss the UKAMB conference being held at Brunel University in West London on October 2nd and 3rd 2014. See ukamb.org for more information and updated details. International and nationally renowned speakers. Featuring a debate focussing on who should receive donor milk! ... Read Article
Breastfeeding Festival
25th July 2014
We’re excited to be attending the Breastfeeding Festival in Manchester on 2nd and 3rd August. Lynda Coulter, Northwest Milk Bank Strategy Manager, will be talking about donor breastmilk at 1130 on the Saturday alongside UKAMB (the UK Association for Milk Banking). You can ... Read Article
Article in Chester Standard
14th July 2014
You can read about latest developments at the Northwest Human Milk Bank in this article from the Chester Standard. http://www.chesterfirst.co.uk/news/134401/specialist-milk-bank-to-feed-thousands-of-premature-babies.aspx ... Read Article
Newsletter
8th April 2014
Please click here to read our latest newsletter MilkBankNewsletterWEB ... Read Article
Launch of new regional milk banking service
4th April 2014
Following the amalgamation of Cheshire and North Wales Human Milk Bank and Wirral Mothers’ Milk Bank, a new regional Northwest Human Milk Bank service has been launched. The new regional service will ensure that all premature and sick babies will have access to ... Read Article
Lynda’s Zip Wire Challenge
13th October 2013
For those of you who can not believe that Milk Banking could inspire such bravery and nerve here is Lynda Coulter on her Zip Sliding Challenge from the Imperial War Museum to the Lowry in Manchester. James Halligan, Michele’s 16 year old ... Read Article
Specialist transport bag from Versapak!
11th August 2013
Versapak, a leading supplier of tamper evident solutions, has helped The Cheshire and North Wales Human Milk Bank deliver human breast milk safely and legally in accordance with NICE guidelines. The Human Milk Bank required a very specific kind of transport bag ... Read Article