Helping parents nurture healthy babies

Calling all Donors!

by Kate Kahn - 7 April 2010

Many new moms who want to feed their babies breastmilk but can't, often buy breastmilk from a milk bank.  There are 11 human milk banks in the U.S. and one in Canada (three more are on the way).  But there's a shortage of breast milk donations.  The Centers for Disease Control and doctors are urging moms to breastfeed.  That's a good thing, but it's also fueling the need for donations.

So, if you can pump a little extra or have extra already pumped that you're not going to use it's worth considering donating it to a bank.

And for those of you who need to buy breastmilk, please do so from a bank.  The milk donated to banks goes through a thorough scrubbing process to screen for diseases.  It's then pasteurized and made ready for consumption.  it's not safe to get it anywhere else.

 

Comments

Taryn Stys

18:44 10/05/2010
To say getting breastmilk from anywhere other than a milk bank is "not safe" is not true. Please do your homework. There are private milk donations available that are completely safe. Milk Share (www.milkshare.com) provides a means for families to get together from all over the U.S. to donate and accept breastmilk. Families that are accepting milk just need to request that their donors receive a doctors checkup (the same as donors who give to a milkbank receive).

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