Our Goal

Access MOM (Mother's Own Milk) helps more newborns receive human milk, especially premature and low birth weight babies, by making sure families get the breast pump their Medicaid or insurance already covers, delivered soon after birth, when early and frequent milk expression matters most for establishing supply. The American Academy of Pediatrics identifies a mother's own milk as the optimal nutrition for very low birth weight infants and points to local breast pump access programs as a way to reduce inequities in who receives it. National experts likewise call for guaranteeing equal access to covered breastfeeding supplies and equipment, which is what this program puts into practice.

Informed by national pediatric and public health guidance: Parker MG, Stellwagen L, Miller ER, et al. Promoting Human Milk and Breastfeeding for the Very Low Birth Weight Infant: Clinical Report. Pediatrics. 2026;157(2):e2025073625. Meek JY, Noble L; Section on Breastfeeding. Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk. Pediatrics. 2022;150(1):e2022057988. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Breastfeeding in the United States: Strategies to Support Families and Achieve National Goals. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2025.