Human Milk Banking Association
of North America

The Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA) is a multidisciplinary group of health care providers that promotes, protects, and supports donor milk banking. HMBANA is the only professional membership association for milk banks in Canada, Mexico and the United States and as such sets the standards and guidelines for donor milk banking for those areas. It was founded in 1985 to:

• Develop guidelines for donor human milk banking practices in North America
• Provide a forum for information sharing among experts in the field on issues related to donor milk banking
• Provide information to the medical community regarding use of donor milk
• Encourage research into the unique properties of human milk for therapeutic and nutritional purposes
• Act as a liaison between member banks and governmental agencies
• Facilitate communication among member banks to assure adequate distribution of donor milk
• Facilitate the establishment of new donor milk banks in North America using HMBANA standards.

This website is designed to provide information on milk banking and how to contact a milk bank to donate milk or to order donor human milk. This site is also a resource for health care providers and others who are looking for information on HMBANA's resources and services.