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 Own 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 Own Milk Bank.
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Just the
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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.
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Nancy Hurst, RN, talks to
