As the baby formula shortage continues to affect California, breast milk banks have become even more critical for the population they serve... fragile babies in medical ICU units.
It’s liquid gold in the eyes of doctors and mothers with fragile babies in newborn intensive care units… donated breast milk.
These women have become heroes during the shortage of baby formula, especially those donating to breast milk banks, which cater to the neediest baby population. She donates her milk to Antelope Valley Medical Center, home to the region's only newborn ICU, which care for more than 400 premature or ill newborns annually."In light of the formula shortage, and everything going on, now more than ever it’s important for women to consider breastfeeding their babies and if they can, to donating and helping those in need," stated Angela Alvarez, the couplet care nurse manager at the hospital's Women and Children’s Pavillion.
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