Kathryn Ng describes the service from the BC Women害羞草研究所檚 Hospital milk bank when she needed it as 害羞草研究所渨onderful.害羞草研究所�

Ng, who is now a mother or two and two-time breast milk donor, says the bank helps relieve a new mother害羞草研究所檚 stress.

害羞草研究所淎fter [a mother] delivers a child through the long delivery process, or even with a C-section, it is quite exhausting,害羞草研究所� she says. 害羞草研究所淲hile the mom is working on getting the breast milk established, oftentimes it isn害羞草研究所檛 very much and might not be enough to give to the newborn baby.害羞草研究所�

The has provided British Columbian mothers with donor milk since 1974.

害羞草研究所淢ilk donation is truly an altruistic act where one mother is helping another mother,害羞草研究所� says coordinator Frances Jones. 害羞草研究所淭hey say it takes a community to raise a baby, and certainly for many of our families, they are so thankful that other mothers are willing to help them out.害羞草研究所�

Last year, the bank received more than 300 mothers who had extra milk because their babies were premature and don害羞草研究所檛 need all of their milk, as well as mothers with healthy babies who have extra milk, or bereaved mothers who are willing to donate.

Thank you to North Shore moms! 1400 baby bottles worth of mother's milk was donated to our Provincial Milk Bank.

害羞草研究所� BC Women's Hospital (@BCWomensHosp)

害羞草研究所淏abies who are premature have fragile digestive systems,害羞草研究所� adds Jones, 害羞草研究所渁nd when they receive human milk, it is ideally mother害羞草研究所檚 own, but often when a baby is born early, it takes a mother a period of time to get her milk supply going.害羞草研究所�

The milk bank has grown phenomenally in the last 10 years, she says, because demand for pasteurized donor milk has increased and there has been frequent research on the benefits of it for high risk Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies.

The bank recently expanded to offer pasteurized donor milk throughout B.C. and 13 NICUs across Canada.

If a mother is interested in donating, Jones suggests they the milk bank at 604-875-3743 or visit their website at and search for 害羞草研究所渕ilk bank.害羞草研究所�

kieran.oconnor@bpdigital.ca
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