Funds are urgently needed for the Feed a Baby Gift Plan (donate online through the UI Foundation). This plan aims to gift donor human milk to babies who need it and do not have insurance or their insurance does not pay for the processing fee.

Feed a Baby Gift Plan nourished a baby for 4 months on donor human milk. She was in palliative care at home, with heart disease, Down’s Syndrome and formula intolerance. Subsequently, she became a candidate for heart surgery.

Feed a Baby Gift Plan nourished a baby for 2 weeks on donor human milk. Her mother had to take medication that was contraindicated for breast feeding. Mother pumped and discarded her milk during this time. Then she resumed breast feeding.

As of August 5, 2010, there are 12 milk collection depots in Iowa (Ames, Burlington, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Clive, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Newton, Sioux City, Spencer and Waterloo). Milk Collection Depots are still needed in Iowa (see Support Options and Sponsors Section).

In 2009, over 63,000 ounces of donor human milk were dispensed.