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Human milk banks could help save infants' lives

By Hicbd
Tue Aug 13 2019 3:44 pm

"Public health advocates of nonprofit human milk banks say they are cost-effective ways for hospitals to deal with some of the complications vulnerable babies face in their first few months of life, by helping to shorten hospital stays, avoid infections that are expensive to treat, and eliminate the high costs of purchasing baby formula."

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https://qz.com/africa/1684455/kenya-hopes-to-save-babies-lives-with-its-first-human-milk-bank/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_milk_bank
https://www.ncsl.org/state-legislatures-news/details/donor-human-milk-more-valuable-than-gold

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Healthcare Hospitals Volunteering Infant Mortality Breastfeeding / Breast Milk / Baby Formula Global Health Nonprofit / NGO Idea

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