Donor milk banks: service operation

Donating breast milk

Breast milk is the ideal food for babies. It gives them all the nourishment they need in their first 6 months and has important benefits for their health and development, both immediately and as they grow. Breast milk is particularly important for premature and ill babies, but sometimes mothers of these babies are unable to provide breast milk. In this situation, the baby may be given breast milk that has been donated by another breastfeeding mother and stored by a breast milk bank.

It is important to note that this information is only about the donation of breast milk, and details may differ from information given to mothers who are breastfeeding their own babies.