I received the following email today from ILCA:
The Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA), United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC), International Lactation Consultant Association/United States Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA/USLCA), and La Leche League International (LLLI) are jointly issuing an urgent call for human milk donations for premature infants in Haiti, as well as sick and premature infants in the United States.
This week the first shipment of human milk from mothers in the United States will be shipped to the U.S. Navy Ship “Comfort” stationed outside Haiti. “Comfort” is currently set up with a neonatal intensive care unit and medical personnel to provide urgent care to victims of the earthquake. An International Board Certified Lactation Consultant stationed at the U.S. Navy base in Bethesda, MD is assisting with providing breast pump equipment and supplies to the “Comfort.” Dr. Erika Beard-Irvine, pediatric neonatologist, is on board the “Comfort” to coordinate distribution of the milk to infants in need. HMBANA, USBC, ILCA/USLCA, and LLL are responding to requests to provide milk for both premature infants and at-risk mothers who have recently delivered babies on board the U.S.N.S. Comfort, but an urgent need exists for additional donations.
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For more information view this statement from UNICEF.
2 comments:
For all who are breastfeeding and havea huge supply this is such a wonderful thing to do. Julie helped me get together with an organization while I was breastfeeding my little infant. It is one of the greatest feelings to know that you have helped out other infants possibly even saving their lives!! Thank you Julie again for helping me with all of it!!! I just hope I am able to do it again with my next pregnancy!!
Annie
Thanks, Annie! I'm so glad you were able to donate - it really does make a huge difference for these babies!!
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