About
The Makati Human Milk Bank (MHMB) is a specialized medical facility dedicated to saving infant lives by providing safe, pasteurized donor human milk to vulnerable newborns. Operating under strict quality control standards, the facility screens lactating mothers, processes donations, and distributes life-saving nutrition to premature infants, low birth weight babies, and newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) who lack access to their own mother's milk.
Through community-driven procurement programs—including MOM's Act (Milk on Move) home pickups, SUPSUP Todo barangay milk-letting drives, Milkyway hospital collections at the Ospital ng Makati, and standard walk-in donations—MHMB bridges the gap between healthy donor mothers and high-risk infants to ensure no critical baby goes without essential nutrition. Learn More.
Donor Program
MOM's Act (Milk on Move)
A mobile service where the milk bank schedules direct pick-ups of expressed breastmilk from the donor's home or workplace, alongside facilitating in-house collection.
SUPSUP Todo
A community-focused milk-letting initiative conducted in partnership with local barangay health centers to gather donations from neighborhood mothers.
Milkyway
A structured collection rotation held at the Ospital ng Makati (OsMak) on designated days to gather milk from admitted postpartum mothers and visiting donors.
Normal Walk-in
Donors who have been screened and cleared can directly visit the milk bank facility to drop off their frozen breastmilk or express milk on-site.
Beneficiary
Pasteurized donor human milk from the Makati Human Milk Bank provides critical medical and developmental benefits to vulnerable infants, serving as a shield against severe complications during their first days of life.
Reduces the Risk of Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
For premature and low birth weight infants, donor human milk reduces the incidence of NEC, a severe, potentially fatal intestinal disease, by up to 79% compared to feeding with bovine-based formula.
Accelerates Gastrointestinal Maturation
Human milk contains bioactive factors, hormones, and growth factors that help mature the infant's gut lining, improving nutrient absorption and digestion.
Enhances Immune Protection
It delivers essential antibodies (such as IgA), lactoferrin, and lysozymes that help protect high-risk newborns against systemic infections, sepsis, and diarrhea while their immune systems are still developing.
Shortens Hospital and NICU Stays
Infants fed with human milk achieve full enteral feeding (feeding entirely through the gut) faster, leading to quicker weight stabilization and fewer days spent in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Improves Long-Term Developmental Outcomes
The specific fatty acids and nutrients in human milk support optimal brain development, visual acuity, and long-term cardiovascular health in premature babies.
Contact Us
Contact No.
- +63 960 446 3974
- +63 943 240 4113
- (02) 513 65 64
- (02) 8701602
Address
4th floor of Bangkal Primary Health Care Center, 1126 Rodriguez St., corner Del Pilar St., Brgy. Bangkal, Makati City