Milk banks across the country are collecting donated breast milk from lactating women and distributing it to babies struggling amid a national shortage of baby formula that experts are calling a 'crisis.'
Babies with special needs, because they were born either prematurely or underweight, are always prioritized.
"Forever we have responded in moments of crisis and provided donor milk to healthier babies in times of hurricanes and earthquakes and when COVID caused the separation of mothers and their babies," Updegrove said. Updegrove said the milk bank has the capacity to supply non-NICU babies with 39 ounces each, or about a day's worth of breast milk for a 4- to 5-month old baby.
Given the increased demand for formula, Updegrove is encouraging women who can to donate their surplus breast milk.
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