Family Birth Center | MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital

• Always place your baby on their back on a firm sleep surface that isn't inclined.
• Avoid overheating your baby. Don't dress them too warmly for sleep and keep the room they sleep in at a temperature that would be comfortable for adults.
• Dress your baby in a one-piece sleeper or wearable blanket instead of loose blankets.
• Remove all soft bedding, toys and bumpers from baby's sleep space. Use only a fitted sheet.
• Breastfeeding lowers baby's risk of SIDS by 50%
• Avoid exposing your baby to smoke and nicotine. Cigarette and other smoke can linger on clothing.
• Avoid alcohol, marijuana, opioids and illicit drugs during pregnancy and after birth.
• Share your room, not your bed. Your baby should sleep in your room, on a separate sleep surface that is designed for infants lie a crib, bassinet or portable play yard.
• Offer a pacifier at nap time and bedtime. If breastfeeding, you can offer a pacifier after 1 month.
• Take your baby to their pediatrician regularly and make sure all immunizations are up to date

The MaineHealth Miles Campus is a drop off site for Mothers' Milk Bank Northeast, a nonprofit human milk bank. We collect breastmilk from mothers who have more than their babies need, then we screen, pasteurize and test the milk. Milk is dispensed primarily to premature and sick babies whose parents do not have enough milk for them.

Getting started with donating milk is an easy, four-step process. 

1. Complete a 15-minute phone screening
2. Fill out forms
3. Get a blood test (we pay for it)
4. Make arrangements with us for delivery of your breast milk (at no cost to you)

The Milk Depot is located in the obstetrics department at 35 Miles Street in Damariscotta. It's easy and convenient for screened moms to donate. Call 207-563-4536 to schedule a drop-off.