Requirements

• An initial minimum donation of 100 ounces is required to begin the prescreening process

• Every bottle/bag has remained frozen since collection and is clearly labeled with the date collected, including the year

• No donated milk has been frozen for longer than 8 months

• All the milk was collected before the baby’s second birthday.

Getting Started

1. Visit the Mothers’ Milk Bank Southeast website.
2. Complete prescreening form.
3. Schedule your phone screening interview.
4. Complete donor application. After your phone screening interview, you will be given a donor application to complete if you meet the criteria to proceed in the process. Obtaining your doctor’s consent will be a part of the application.
5. Bloodwork. You will have a blood test covered by MMBSE.

Next Steps

After you have completed all of the steps laid out by MMBSE you can contact our office in Knoxville and Blount County to schedule a drop-off time.

Contact Us

We will not be able to accept any milk at our Knoxville or Blount County location without an appointment.

Give us a call in Knoxville (865) 670-1560 Monday through Friday 7am to 6pm. Saturday 8 am to noon.

In Blount County, you can call (865) 470-6814 Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 7am to 5pm. Wednesday and Thursday from 8am to 5pm.

Additional Resources

At this time, Mothers’ Milk Bank Southeast (MMBSE) distributes exclusively to PHDM to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).

Follow the link below to see a list of resources that we believe would be helpful for the women and babies of East Tennessee.