by admin | Jun 27, 2012 | advocacy, antibodies, breast pumping, breastmilk sharing, breastpumping, colostrum premature baby, donated human milk, donor milk, freezing, human milk banks, ill babies, premature babies, wet nursing
This book provides some fascinating insight to human milk banking in the 1930’s. There is a picture of a mom pumping, which I think the average modern day mother will find pretty interesting. With regards to the actual breastpump, We have come a long way...
by admin | Jan 8, 2010 | breastmilk, colostrum premature baby, human milk, infection, NEC
Premature babies arrive earlier than the expected 38 weeks gestation. Thanks to medical advances, babies weighing slightly less than 2 pounds are more likely to survive today. However, because a premature baby’s organs are often not fully developed, they are at...