As international leaders in caring for the health of babies and children, Texas Children's Hospital knows the importance of mother's milk to the health and development of newborn babies. That's why the team at Texas Children's Lactation Program provides a variety of services to support breastfeeding mothers and their infants, including the Mother's Milk Bank.

Whether your child is a patient in Texas Children's Newborn Center, a premature infant at another hospital or a healthy baby, the experienced, compassionate team at Texas Children's Lactation Program shares encouragement and expertise backed by years of experience in helping breastfeeding mothers.

Breastfeeding support, advice and resources are a phone call or e-mail away – whether or not your baby is a patient at Texas Children's Hospital. Our staff of knowledgeable, specially trained lactation consultants is ready to work with you to help you provide this valuable gift to your baby.

Learn more about our services and support, including the Mother's Milk Bank. 

Just the facts
The program handles more than 2,000 phone calls each year from mothers with questions about breastfeeding, pumping, medications and more.

More than 80 percent of the mothers of babies in the
Texas Children's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) provide breast milk to their babies – far surpassing the national average of 60 percent of all mothers who breastfeed.

Mothers pump and store more than 100,000 meals of breast milk for their infants in the NICU each year.