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Jacqueline Soriano's son Kade was born five weeks early with a hearty appetite.
Suffering from gestational diabetes, Soriano's milk supply was not coming in,
and she was concerned about how she would feed her premature, jaundiced son. Soon
after, a lactation consultant paid her a visit and offered her another mother's
breast milk.
"I had heard of breast milk banks but didn't know much about them," says Soriano. "My husband and I were all for it, along with my mother and aunt, but the rest of the family wasn't sure what I was doing, and I could tell they were uncomfortable."
Donated breast milk is most often given through a doctor's order or prescription. |
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Baby Kade was given a week's supply of donated breast milk in the hospital and sent home with another week's supply, at which time Jacqueline's milk supply came in and she was able to breastfeed on her own.
The Human Milk Banking Association (www.hmbana.org) defines donor milk banks as, "A service established for the purpose of collecting, screening, processing and distributing donated human milk to meet the specific medical needs of individuals for whom it is prescribed."
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