Rural Project Examples: Mortality

Mother's Milk Bank of South Carolina

Updated/reviewed April 2025

• Need: Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) across the state of South Carolina were purchasing breast milk from out-of-state milk banks for preterm infants.
• Intervention: The Mother's Milk Bank of South Carolina (MMBSC) opened 25 sites in South Carolina for breast milk to be donated, safely pasteurized, and delivered to NICUs across the state.
• Results: Over 24,320,167 ounces of milk have been donated to MMBSC depot sites and over 14,932,920 ounces of milk have been delivered to South Carolina NICUs.