Saving Lives: Importance of Milk Bank Donations
Show: WakeMed Voices
From the WakeMed Mothers' Milk Bank, approximately 240,000 ounces of breast milk is dispensed annually. The milk donated provides milk for up to 720,000 feedings in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and breast milk provided by donors the bank's donors serves 44 hospitals across the East Coast.
Montana Wagner-Gillespie, MS, IBCLC, manager of the WakeMed Mothers' Milk Bank discusses the importance of breast milk donation, how the process works, and where donors can find more information about contributing.
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