Breast Milk Bought Online Has High Levels Of Bacteria
11 years, 5 months ago

Breast Milk Bought Online Has High Levels Of Bacteria

NPR  

Breast Milk Bought Online Has High Levels Of Bacteria Enlarge this image toggle caption Elise Amendola/Associated Press Elise Amendola/Associated Press Online breast milk marketplaces can be a godsend for a mother who might not be producing enough for her baby but still wants her child to get the the health benefits of breast milk. Sponsor Message The researchers tested 101 samples of unpasteurized breast milk bought from a popular milk-sharing website and compared them to 20 samples of unpasteurized breast milk from a milk bank. Sponsor Message The researchers tested unpasteurized breast milk because that was the form most commonly found on the websites. It takes the trained staff of a milk bank to process breast milk safely, Feehan says.

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Yes, You Can Donate Your Extra Breast Milk And You Should. Here's Why.
1 year, 6 months ago

Yes, You Can Donate Your Extra Breast Milk And You Should. Here's Why.

Huff Post  

One Ounce At A Time Elisabeth Anderson-Sierra stands in front of her freezers full of breast milk. Just hours after first discussing the possibility of donor milk with her midwife, “I cried with relief while I gave my son his first bottle of donor milk,” Gagne said. “I’m so grateful to these women who spent hours pumping while caring for …

Mum says she makes £82,000 from bizarre venture
2 years ago

Mum says she makes £82,000 from bizarre venture

The Independent  

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Baby formula shortage fueling spike in milk bank interest
2 years, 10 months ago

Baby formula shortage fueling spike in milk bank interest

Associated Press  

The U.S. baby formula shortage has sparked a surge of interest at milk banks around the U.S. with some mothers offering to donate breast milk and desperate parents calling to see if it’s a solution to keep their babies fed. Biden’s administration also said Friday that formula maker Abbott Laboratories committed to give rebates through August for a food stamp-like …

Baby Formula Shortage Inspiring Interest In Milk Banks
2 years, 10 months ago

Baby Formula Shortage Inspiring Interest In Milk Banks

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The U.S. baby formula shortage has sparked a surge of interest at milk banks around the U.S. with some mothers offering to donate breast milk and desperate parents calling to see if it’s a solution to keep their babies fed. Biden’s administration also said Friday that formula maker Abbott Laboratories committed to give rebates through August for …

Breast milk bought online 'contains potentially deadly bacteria'
9 years, 5 months ago

Breast milk bought online 'contains potentially deadly bacteria'

The Independent  

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Experts warn breast milk sold online should be screened for diseases
10 years ago

Experts warn breast milk sold online should be screened for diseases

Daily Mail  

Breast milk for sale on the internet can pose serious health risks, experts have warned. Buying breast milk online - rather from a certified milk bank - can be dangerous, experts have warned The report said women often feel pressurised by 'emotive, moralising discourse around breast feeding' and the belief that 'formula is inferior to human milk'. WHY BREAST MILK …

Hospital banks on milk donations[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
10 years, 7 months ago

Hospital banks on milk donations[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Activist mothers breast-feed their babies for five minutes in a shopping mall in Qingdao, Shandong province, on June 28 to promote the importance of breast-feeding. Provided to china daily Though it received 240 liters of breast milk in one year, China's second breast milk bank, in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, has far from enough to feed hospitalized premature and sick babies. …

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