Our Stories
Ongoing research hopes to optimize the quality of donor human milk by improving pasteurization methods
Human milk is widely considered the gold standard for feeding infants. Its properties are especially important for infants born preterm, not only for nutritional value, but for growth, neurodevelopment, and protection against infection. Milk donated to the Rogers...
Whitney’s Story: A journey from surrogacy to breastmilk donation
Whitney McGregor shares how her personal fertility experience unfolded a desire to give back through both surrogacy and donation of milk, to the Rogers Hixon Ontario Human Milk Bank. Whitney and her partner never knew if they would be able to get pregnant on their...
Donor Spotlight: Ambrosia’s Story
Ambrosia Kingstone shares first-hand what inspired her to become a Milk Bank donor and how she collected 350 litres of breastmilk for donation – enough milk to fill roughly two bathtubs. “My donation journey began after the birth of my son in January 2021. After being...