Non -profit Mother’s Milk Bank during the new year sees a decline in Northeast donation, and right now they are looking for donor mothers to donate breast milk.
Non-profitables mainly serve the pre-term and medical delicate infants in the NICU as well as families in the community.
There are strict requirements for mothers to donate, including a prescription, health screening and blood tests.
Samples of each batch of milk are sent to a laboratory for testing and once the results show that the bottle is safe for delivery, it is sent to hospitals.
Breast milk helps protect infants from premature infections in NICU, especially in their intestine, according to Mother’s Milk Bank CEO Debora Youngblust.
Youngblap says that breast milk is high and thousands of bottles go to hospitals every week.
“To be a source of support for this that another mother, like many mothers, they are your back, you don’t know who they are, but you know that they are like routing for your child,” said the youngbody said. “I think it’s very powerful.”
Donor Mom Kate Levade produced a surplus of milk after giving birth to twins, so he donated an additional 5,000 ounces.
“The number of X was fed to you because of NICU infants, it was like one of the most glorious moments of my life,” Levarde said.
Youngblap says that the milk bank increased by 15% last year and they expect to increase by 50% over the next several years.
Last year, Milk Bank served around 17,000 infants.
If you are a new mother and want to donate excess breast milk, click here to know how.