What is a Milk Bank?

When babies, especially those in the NICU, can't breastfeed directly from their mothers, breast milk remains essential for their nutrition and immune support. This is where milk banks step in. Discover the process by which milk banks collect, screen, process, and distribute human breast milk to babies in need, especially premature infants or those facing medical challenges. [Show ID: 39327]
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  • @watjean
    @watjeanАй бұрын

    When I had my daughter 50 years ago I had so much milk a nurse used to come and collect bottles of it The nurse said please don’t stop breastfeeding because you are like a milking cow I was so happy to provide milk for many tiny babies

  • @CrisOnTheInternet

    @CrisOnTheInternet

    Ай бұрын

    Certainly donating milk is a gift purely from a place of love ❤