tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30360532012-01-19T20:01:43.846-07:00A weblog for news about human milk. Maintained by Jodine ChaseJodine Chasehttps://profiles.google.com/107665479787006555746noreply@blogger.comBlogger7581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3036053.post-90369044461661844702012-01-19T20:01:00.000-07:002012-01-19T20:01:43.857-07:00

Health Ministry welcomes Fatwa Committee on human milk bank | My Sinchew: Health Ministry welcomes Fatwa Committee on human milk bankNews 2012-01-18 17:20PAPAR, Jan 18 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry today welcomed the declaration by the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs that it is "haram" (prohibited in Islam) to set up a human milk bank.Deputy Minister Datuk

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If you are looking for the Human Milk News Facebook page... well, it's been taken down by Facebook. You can read all the gory details over here on my other blog, Jodine's World, but basically, Emma Kwasnica was again suspended from Facebook for having a breastfeeding photo up, I helped create a Facebook group to support her and my account was suspended for sharing the same photo - Human Milk News

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Over on Jodine's World I have a new blog post about my experience this morning - I woke up to find my Facebook account suspended over a photo of my friend Emma Kwasnica, breastfeeding her daughter. http://jodinesworld.blogspot.com/2012/01/facebook-harasses-moms-over.html

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Indiana Mother's Milk Bank has opened a second out-of-state collection depot with a Lexington, Kentucky depot joining the one in Louisville. The Indiana Mother's Milk Bank also operates seven in-state collection depots at Bloomington, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Lafayatte, Michigan City, Muncie, an South Bend. "Lexington organization, Mother Nurture, to house a human milk donation drop off site |

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A Minnesota hospital's human donor milk program has been expanded to include all infants who need to be supplemented, up from only high risk infants, after additional funding was received. Of the moms who are told they need to supplement, 80 per cent are chosing donor milk, says the maternity care centre clinical director at Woodwinds Health Campus in Woodbury, Minnesota. That makes sense -

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Blogger Valerie McClain, who has spent years exploring the financial interests involved in the patenting of components of human milk, has also taken a look from time to time at the pathogen testing industry. Apparently it has only been in the last few years, according to McClain's research, that the food industry has figured out how to test for the sometimes lethal pathogen, E. sakazakii, now

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Calgary Mothers' Milk Bank has a new Facebook page, and has received its charitable status as of December 21, 2011, which means Canadian income tax receipts can be issued for all monetary donations. So head on over to the page, click "like" and see if you can rustle up a donation or two!

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Can't resist this Heather Dushman-Dowdee cartoon today. Time to bring out the #nursingwild hashtag.... ... Huge Streak of Exhibitionism  click for the full comic "Huge Streak of Exhibitionism : Mama Is…Comic | Heather Cushman-Dowdee" Yup, I'm going to make you to go Heather's site to see the full comic. Enjoy.

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The European Milk Banking Association has issued a position on milksharing as of December, 2011, after its annual general meeting in Milan in November, 2011.  In essence, while they "understand and applaud the growing desire by parents and carers to provide breast milk instead of artificial (formula) milk … and fully support all efforts to help mothers to breastfeed their own babies..." they are

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Love this - new Mother's Milk Bank of North Texas building lauded for its consideration of local streetscape. Pic from ForthWorthology.com "Fort Worthology - Mother’s Milk Bank Opens New Magnolia Facility: A unique new storefront has opened up on Magnolia Avenue just east of Hemphill in the Near Southside – the new home of Mother’s Milk Bank of North Texas. ...This important facility has a

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This excellent patch.com article illustrates how the work being done to protect and encourage breastfeeding is broad and all-encompassing. Here we see the protests at Target, informing moms of their rights to nurse in public, efforts to get infant formula freebies out of hospitals, support for lactation programs in hospitals, the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, and the need to seek funding for

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University of Utah's donor milk bank has collected over 2,300 lbs of milk (Yes, that's pounds. Why are we measuring human milk donations in pounds now?) from about 30 donors. Co-director Christy Porucznik is paraphrased in this Salt Lake Trib article as saying she doesn't think Prolacta's recent foray into the state, which has a relatively high breastfeeding initiation and duration rates, has

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is calling for moms to donate human milk to meet increased demand. The milk bank coordinator Debbie Barnett says they're looking for more donors within two hours of Glasgow. This makes sense - shipping milk longer distances is expensive and it should be unnecessary - for every preemie born needing extra milk there must be dozens of other babies born on or around the

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Last fall the milk bank in Irvinestown, Ireland, found its stores of donated human milk at critically low levels, and after an appeal more than 100 women came forward and now the milk bank is having to purchase a new freezer to store all that has been donated. This is good news in the short term. In the long-term, if every new mother were made aware of the importance of human milk and the need

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETelephone: 780-938-5208Email: jchase@mediaworkswest.com Canadian women are holding an event at West Edmonton mall tomorrow, Dec. 28, at 11 a.m., in solidarity with hundreds of mothers and children who plan to breastfeed at Target stores all across the US. (See Thttp://healthland.time.com/2011/12/27/the-nurse-in-why-breast-feeding-moms-are-mad-at-target/ime Magazine

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There is considerable attention being given to the death of a week-old baby in Missouri, possibly due to powdered infant formula contamination. INFACT Canada wrote in 2002 about about the similar death of week-old baby in Belgium due to powdered infant formula contaminated with E. sakazakii and subsequent investigations by the FDA and Health Canada. "Of the 49 cases studied, 10 were identified

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This is a good reminder for emergency preparedness teams - are we doing all we can to protect vulnerable infants during emergencies and evacuations in the developed world? Many of our most vulnerable infants are living in isolated First Nations communities with questionable water supplies. Even wealthy communities are not well prepared for infant feeding needs during evacuations. Researchers say

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Bloomberg News is reporting on the business of human milk, defining the issue in the narrow terms of the marketplace in its story today, "Moms Selling Breast Milk Online Draw Safety Rebukes From U.S" by Stephanie Armour. Bloomberg misses a big chunk of even this narrow slice: why is there a sudden strong demand for human milk, appearing to outstrip available supply? And who profits from the

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Enfamil powdered infant formula, purchased at a local Walmart in Missouri, is being tested after this baby died from a rare bacterial infection. There is no recall but Walmart voluntarily pulled Enfamil products from its shelves in the town.Death of baby from Lebanon is linked to rare bacteria sometimes found in commercial formula - KY3: Death of baby from Lebanon is linked to rare bacteria

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McGill and Concordia research points to the influence of cultural infant feeding practices such as how long to breastfeed, what food supplements to introduce, on the health of infants, mothers, and families in Montreal in the 19th century."Even though most French and Irish Catholics lived in similar working class conditions, the positive effects of later marriage and longer breastfeeding among

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This Nestlé ad offering me up to $100 in FREE mommy perks is popping up regularly on my Facebook home page. The program is nothing new - we see these on Google all the time. It would be interesting to make an app that let you record some sort of negative click on Nestle ads, and the click would be recorded and a note automatically sent to Nestlé. Maybe it could offer up one of several sentences

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One woman's description of her blind taste-test comparing human to cow's milk."An Experiment Comparing Cow's Milk to Human Milk: ...She asked me to taste the breast milk first. It was light and pleasantly sweet, and had both vanilla and almond hits. The almond-like flavor made me think it was some new kind of almond milk. If so, I planned to buy some on my way home. Both the complex flavor and

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Lovely art and photos on this blog post! "one-of-those-women: The Last Taboo The last taboo... ...is not nursing somone else's baby..."

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From a new Open Access online, peer-reviewed journal, Nursing Reports. This lovely research study explores the experiences of 23 women involved in milksharing. (Note, there is a detailed description of the Dutch milksharing group I blogged about earlier today. I love synchronicity!) Mothers' experiences sharing breastfeeding or breastmilk, Part 2: early 21st century | Thorley | Nursing Reports:

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Dutch milksharing site.Next Question: is borstvoeding van vreemden even goed?: Next Question: is borstvoeding van vreemden even goed?Is het logisch om eerder te kiezen voor melk van een koe dan een andere mama?

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Medela president Carolin Archibald on the importance of human milk in NICUs and the need to ensure mothers and able to express breastmilk (the smallest NICU babies cannot feed at the breast.) Medela has awarded six hospitals with $5,000 each in product. "Medela Announces 2011 Virtual Human Milk Collection Campaign Award Recipients ...“Our goals for this campaign are to help raise awareness of the

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In response to a recent query on twitter from IBCLC Amber McCann, Prolacta has confirmed its pricing for its human milk-derived fortifier. 

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Breastfeeding Medicine Effects of Smoking, Mother's Age, Body Mass Index, and Parity Number on Lipid, Protein, and Secretory Immunoglobulin A Concentrations of Human Milk...Conclusion: Our study showed that smoking was associated with lower milk lipid and protein concentrations and that the parity number and BMI were associated with a change in milk lipids and proteins content, respectively."

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Here is an example of someone selling breastmilk and noting she has was screened to donate to a milk bank with a previous baby. She is selling the milk for $2.00/ounce.Donate Buy and Sell Buy Breast Milk The Only Classified Listing Service for Moms Buying, Selling or Donating Breast Milk - Calling all hungry babies! Bank certified milk! - Texas - Houston - USA - Bank Certified : Breast Milk

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The International Breast Milk Project, which collects breast milk donations for South African infants through a partnership with Prolacta (a partnership that sees 3/4 of the donor milk used in a product sold by Prolacta, and the rest processed and sent to South African milk banks) is drawing attention to a new Prolacta program. Prolacta is offering a $300 reimbursement for donors for the cost of

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Facebook CyberMondayOffer - note title, "Cheap Similac Human Milk" Apparently in the US you can purchase your own "human" milk fortifier - who knew? I thought it was only given out in hospitals to very low birth weight preemies. Here we see it marketed on a Facebook page called "CyberMondayOffer" as "Cheap Similac Human Milk." It's time to stop calling this product "human milk fortifier." I

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This is a great way to buy local and support your local milk bank at the same time. These kinds of partnerships build support in the local community, raise awareness, and of course funds. More please!Support Northwest Mothers Milk Bank with gift of Zenana SpaPosted: December 12, 2011, 09:34 PMDuring the month of December, Zenana Spa and Wellness Center is donating 3 percent of all gift card and

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US moms called on to donate for next shipment to South Africa.... let's see here.... we've got a shortage of donors for non-profit milk banks in the US and yet for-profit Prolacta is teaming up with a non-profit group and calling for more US moms to donate milk to South Africa? How many years has IBMP being doing this and why aren't there self-sustaining milk banks in South Africa? Prolacta

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This Baylor College trial is in collaboration with Prolacta. It will compare outcomes of premature infants fed human milk from a mother or donor which will be tested and if short, brought up to 20 calories per ounce using human cream as an additive, vs the current practice in some NICUs of using human milk fortified with human milk-based fortifier (Prolacta's product) with no specific analysis of

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A Chesterfield charity, "Derbyshire Blood Bikes" is raising money to offer a free off-hours service to hospitals by delivering blood, platelets, plasma, and human milk. They'd pick up expressed donor milk from nursing mothers and deliver it to the milk bank at Birmingham. They will also delivery processed milk from the bank to NICU units hosting premature babies as far away as Newcastle. The

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The US Breastfeeding Committee has issued a strong statement on the marketing of human milk substitutes and the harm the practice creates. It's on their website below, (unfortunately as a link to a PDF instead of being directly on the website in HTML - which makes it harder to share.)Welcome to the United States Breastfeeding Committee: NewsPUBLICATION: Statement on Marketing of HumanMilk

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This item on the Texas Children's Hospital blog by Dr. Steve Abrams, neonatologist, is an explanation to parents of the practice of feeding very-low-birth-weight babies in NICUs supplements to human milk, made either from human milk or cows milk. However Dr. Abrams is not just talking about in-NICU supplementing - he recommends routine supplementation post-discharge for these babies. The purpose

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Another news item on human milk shortage across the US - this one identifies the cause as supply not keeping up with increased demand.WakeMed Milk Bank Needs Donations | WakeMed Voices: WakeMed Milk Bank Needs DonationsPosted December 2, 2011 � 11:59 am.Susan EvansWakeMed Mother's Milk BankThe value of breast milk and breastfeeding is finally being realized in the United States.� But, there are

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News item on Radio Netherlands interviews woman who wanted to donate breastmilk and chose a new milk bank at the Amsterdam VU University over Human Milk 4 Human Babies, because, says the reporter, she was "suspicious (of HM4HB) because the donors aren't medically screened." The photo with the item is supplied by VU Medical Centre. The reporter didn't interview anyone from HM4HB but interviewed

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Arizona's Eats on Feets milksharing organization reports they keep a list of 100 users they've blocked because they suspect men, breast-milk fetishists, are behind the requests. As demand for breast milk grows, so does number of male buyers - CBS 5 - KPHO: As demand for breast milk grows, so does number of male buyers Updated: Dec 02, 2011 9:20 PM MST By Lindsey Reiser PHOENIX (KPHO) - With cold

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Further coverage of Prolacta's move into Utah to obtain milk for its human milk fortifier product, at the expense of donations to the non-profit Denver Mothers' Milk Bank, says director Laraine Lockhart Borman. bc-breastmilk-sale(sh) | pennlive.com: bc-breastmilk-sale(sh) Dec. 2, 2011, 1:27 p.m. EST Scripps Howard News Service Competition for breast milk stirs up concerns Scripps Howard News

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So, how is that project going, the one that will help South Africa's human milk banks be self-sufficient. South African Milk for South African Babies.... International Breast Milk Project Donates 2,500 Bottles of Breast Milk to AIDS-stricken... -- NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --: International Breast Milk Project Donates 2,500 Bottles of Breast Milk to AIDS-stricken Babies in

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So, how is that project going, the one that will help South Africa's human milk banks be self-sufficient. South African Milk for South African Babies.... International Breast Milk Project Donates 2,500 Bottles of Breast Milk to AIDS-stricken... -- NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --: International Breast Milk Project Donates 2,500 Bottles of Breast Milk to AIDS-stricken Babies in

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Brazil-led network of human milk banks across South America, Africa, the Middle East, India, Asia. Map here.Iberoamerican Network of Human-Milk Banks | Changemakers: Iberoamerican Network of Human-Milk Banksby Joao Aprigio Guerra de Almeida | Jan 25, 2010This entry has been selected as a finalist in theNutricao de qualidade: solucoes inovadoras competition.Summary:Cooperation program in

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This news item explores milk sales and milk sharing via the Internet and concerns about safety. It quotes the San Jose milk bank director who says mothers may not be getting enough information from a six-month-old blood test. Prolacta partner Milkin' Mamas is also quoted about testing and safety. There is broad agreement that more awareness of the need for milk donors is needed."Breast Milk on

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This World AIDS Day in South Africa, women are being encouraged to breastfeed their babies. Exclusive breastfeeding to six months combined with antiretroviral medication during pregnancy, delivery and through the breastfeeding period cuts HIV infections in infants by 42 per cent.Breast feeding can prolong infants’ lives | The New Age Online: Breast feeding can prolong infants’ livesIna SkosanaAs

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Ultrasonic homogenization more efficient than hand-stirring in retaining fat, caloric content of human milk after freezing for 3 months.Breastfeeding Medicine - 0(0):: Effect of Freezing Time on Macronutrients and Energy Content of BreastmilkTo cite this article:Nadia Raquel Garcia-Lara, Diana Escuder-Vieco, Oscar Garcia-Algar, Javier De la Cruz, David Lora, and Carmen Pallas-Alonso.

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Donkey milk instead of cow's milk? Why not human milk for human babies??!!Nutritional evaluation of a new human milk fortifier, obtained from donkey milk, in feeding of preterm very low birth weight infants : Naturejobs: Nutritional evaluation of a new human milk fortifier, obtained from donkey milk, in feeding of preterm very low birth weight infantsEmployer:Universita' degli Studi di

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Or... we could just feed babies their mother's milk...ASU receives Grand Challenges Explorations funding | ASU News: Projects that are receiving funding show promise in tackling priority global health issues where solutions do not yet exist. Chen’s research is aimed at improving infant health in developing countries by creating an alternative human milk protein delivery system in edible plants

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Great feature on Marian Tomson, co-founder of La Leche League. The reporter notes, "Tompson told me that the original seven founders initially had no ambitions to start an international organization."Promoting the health benefits of mother's milk before it was popular - chicagotribune.com: When Marian Tompson had her first three babies in the 1950s, she wanted to breast-feed each, but she had

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Medela offers courses like the one below, which provides these credits for health care professionals: Dietitian - 4.0 CPE CreditsNursing - 4.0 Contact HoursACNM - 0.4 CEUsImproving NICU Outcomes with Human Milk Evidence for Improving Practice - Medela: Improving NICU Outcomes with Human MilkEvidence for Improving PracticeSymphony Preemie ™ Select Education PackageView Upcoming

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Feature on HM4HB network in New Zealand; notes the country is without formal milk banks.Surplus breast milk on offer: Surplus breast milk on offerNovember 24, 2011Just because you can’t breast feed your baby, doesn’t mean your baby can’t have breast milk, an Ashburton mother says.The new mum, who wants to be known as just Kirsty, has a three week old baby and has been storing surplus breast milk

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The UC San Diego Health System is to be applauded for placing its materials for health professional and parents used to support premature infant nutrition. Everything from NICU staff resources such as feeding tables, lactation support letters, donor milk consent forms, to resources used to support parents, are available for modification and use by other facilities.About the SPIN Program:

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This blogger is featuring thee stories about women who have donated milk, through milk banks or privately. We've seen a huge increase in milksharing and milk donation stories in the last year or two.Milk Bank and Milk Donation: Three mamas share their storiesEarthmama Angel Blog, November 21, 2011

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This article features a mom who donated to the developing milk bank in Oregon, and who also donated privately to a mother with a baby born at term who wasn't eligible for milk from the mil bank. The mom notes it was safe because she was already tested and approved as a donor by the milk bank.Northwest Mothers Milk Bank Halfway to its Fundraising Goal | The Lund Report: Northwest Mothers Milk Bank

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Canada's HMBANA milk bank in Vancouver has joined its US counterparts in a call for breast milk donations, citing a critical shortage due to increased demand. Stored breast milk in critically short supply at B.C. woPublish Postmen's bank: Vancouver Sun, Nov 16, 2011...The supply of frozen breast milk at B.C. Women's Milk Bank is running low, with only 60 bottles available to help feed premature

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One of for-profit Prolacta's collection sites for breastmilk for their NICU fortifier product has positioned itself to take advantage of the not-for-profit donor milk bank association HMBANA's call for donations. The messaging isn't quite the same - they don't say demand is up, they say donors are down. They point to milksharing as a possible reason. Note, however, Prolacta doesn't believe

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How do you expand your market if you are a breast-pump company? One way would be to fund research that sees human milk used as medicine for people who aren't babies. A University of Western Australia researcher has identified human milk as a source of stem cells and this Medela news release asks "could this finally be the answer to ethically and easily obtaining pluripotent stem cells in a

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No hiding from how they intend to profit in this job description for a "milk bank coordinator." Donor milk is referred to as "starting material for the products Prolacta sells." Milk Bank Coordinator - Monrovia, CA - Prolacta Bioscience | StartUpHire /job/milk-bank-coordinator-monrovia-ca-prolacta-bioscience-152349: Prolacta is the pioneer in human milk-based nutritional products for premature

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Well, I'd say if they really are the embryonic-like cells, it'll just be trading one ethical dilemma for another. One reason why the Special Report: "Contemporary Ethical Issues in Human Milk Banking in the United States" is so timely!Breast-milk stem cells may bypass ethical dilemmas - health - 14 November 2011 - New Scientist: Breast-milk stem cells may bypass ethical dilemmas14:30 14 November

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Just up - both the abstract and the full publication are available in the current online issue of American Academy of Pediatrics Journal. The authors conclude it is time to consider "best practices for the solicitation and distribution" of human milk.Contemporary Ethical Issues in Human Milk-Banking in the United StatesDonna J. Miracle, PhD, MSN, RNa,b,c, Kinga A. Szucs, MD, IBCLCd,e,f,g,h,i,

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Prolacta is really working to boost its profile - this release from its Helping Hands Milk bank calls for moms to adopt healthy lifestyles to avoid premature birth.Premature Births: Helping Hands Milk Bank Encourages Healthy Lifestyles � Mom it Forward: Premature Births: Helping Hands Milk Bank Encourages Healthy Lifestylesmy world • giving organizationsby Bethany Morgan on November 13th, 2011 |

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Some people don't know that Abbott Nutrition, an infant formula company, markets Prolacta's human milk products alongside their cow's milk-based fortifiers. This is from a website promoting Abbott's pre-term NICU infant products:

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In case anyone thinks that the only milksharing that goes on is through organized Facebook or Internet sites, here's a reminder that it happens all the time, between friends and family, as it has done for for millennia. Did I Just Ask For Some of Her Breast Milk? Yes, Yes I Did. | Preconception health, anxiety & depression, and childcare. Do Not Faint: Did I Just Ask For Some of Her Breast Milk?

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CBC Radio interview with Calgary Mothers Milk Bank head Jannette Festival CBC Radio recently interviewed Jannette Festival, executive director of the soon-to-open Calgary Mothers Milk Bank, which plans to begin screening moms December 1st. They hope to have their pasteurizer up and running in January. Calgary hasn't had a milk bank since the early '80s. Festival says project was spurred by

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How cool is this? A grant to explore smart phone technology that will monitor and validate the temperature of human milk during flash-heating in order to ensure its safety. The money comes from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the work is being done by a multidisciplinary team including the Computer Science and Engineering department at the University of Washington and the Human Milk

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"StreetInsider.com - Prolacta Bioscience Becomes Sponsor of Make-A-Wish Foundation: Prolacta Bioscience Becomes Sponsor of Make-A-Wish FoundationNovember 8, 2011 9:22 AM ESTMONROVIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Prolacta Bioscience has announced that it has become a sponsor of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Prolacta is the first and only company to offer human milk fortifier (HMF) made from 100% human

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Here's a news item about a mom who started out donating to Prolacta and then decided to sell her milk through OnlyTheBreast, which is a US-based for-profit website with a UK division that coordinates forums where buyers an sellers of milk can connect. Breast Milk For Sale: What's All The Hype? | Fox News: ...Mosbarger had an oversupply—often filling quart-sized bags and filling up three

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Bettina Forbes has written a compelling and comprehensive overview of the WHO Code and why a lack of adherence to the Code is harming - and even killing - babies. Worth a look even if you just take in the horrific picture of the wee babe with necrotizing enterocolitis, a sometimes fatal disease that strikes premature babies in the NICU who are fed infant formula. What is the WHO-CODE? | Best for

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Slave Lake Town Hall and Government Centre burns during 2011 wildfires Roseau River, Manitoba residents after flood evacuation, 2011 Flooding in St. Jean sur Richelieu, May, 2011 After a year of flooding and wildfires here in Alberta and around the world, a new report released today calls for emergency planners to do a better job of ensuring infant safety in emergencies in the

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The Utah Valley University student newspaper sheds more light on Prolacta's targeting of mothers in the state of Utah for milk donations. "Helping Hands has been campaigning in Utah since September and has already received over 50 applications from mothers wanting to donate their extra breast milk. Kosmont says that Helping Hands was interested in coming to Utah because “Utah is fundamentally a

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The Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA) is again calling on every healthy, breastfeeding moms to offer to donate. Requests from hospitals are up and now make up 75 per cent of their orders, up from 60 per cent just last year. Milk banks distributed 1.8 million ounces last year, less than a quarter of the 8 million needed according to HMBANA.HMBANA president Kim Updegrove says

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This article explores reasons why moms reach out for donor milk, and also notes one donor mom who experienced difficulty getting information from milk banks on how to donate and found it easier to connect directly with moms online. The article also notes Facebook is making it easy for recipients to discover "online communities of nursing mothers willing to share their abundant supply." Online

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Prolacta secures funding for second processing facility and larger sales force: Prolacta Bioscience(R) Secures Series D Funding from Health Evolution Partners - MarketWatch: Prolacta Bioscience(R) Secures Series D Funding from Health Evolution Partners -- New Members Added to Prolacta Board of Directors -- MONROVIA, Calif., Nov 03, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Prolacta Bioscience, the first and only

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After a couple of years of using Google Reader's shared items feature to pass on news about human milk, I'm back to Blogger. Over the years you will have noticed the focus has narrowed - I used to share news about all things breastfeeding, how I share news about all things human milk. What's the difference? It allows me to focus on milk banking, milksharing, and research using human milk.

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I've decided to experiment with Google's Shared Items service - you'll find breastfeeding news updates there.http://www.google.ca/reader/shared/chase.jodinechase

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The Sunshine Coast daily is reporting a case of a "gravely ill" 9 year old girl whose prognisis improved when she received human milk. The girl's mother and friend, who is a midwife, rounded up breastmilk from donors and she received 500ml daily for six months. The girl, the mother, and the midwife are not identified in the article.

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Rent-a-lactator idea emerges amid China milk scandal | FP Passport: "Rent-a-lactator idea emerges amid China milk scandal"Foreign Policy's bloggers are intrigued by a Chinese entrepreneur's idea to market milk nannies. One woman, reported CNN, is being paid eight times what she would earn in a factory. Why does she have excess milk? She gave her own baby up fr adoption after violating China's

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Hello, I'm back posting news to this website after an 18-month hiatus. I've decided to narrow the focus a bit. When I started this blog it was to help breastfeeding advocates keep up with current breastfeeding news. Things have changed in the Internet world and its pretty easy now to keep up with breastfeeding news. The news feed on the right is completely automated and does a pretty good

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CNW Group: "New Alliance Advocates for Maternal/Foetal and Breastfeeding Health and Safety Issues, Particularly With Regards to the Safety of Medications TORONTO, Feb. 12 /CNW Telbec/ - A new Alliance of health professionals,academia, patients, health care policy experts and industry individuals hasbeen formed to address issues related to the use of medications duringpregnancy. The Canadian

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MIKE TO NEW MOMS: NURSE FOR 6 MONTHSNew York PostFebruary 11, 2007 -- Now that he has weaned New Yorkers off smoking and trans fats, Mayor Bloomberg is launching a multimillion-dollar good-parenting campaign that includes a push to put more newborns to the breast.The city Health Department is spending more than $2 million in city-run hospitals to encourage moms to breast-feed."We don't yet have

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I mean, are these guys for real?! Ms. Laycock is looking for a pro-bono lawyer. -- Ed."National Pork Board Threatens to Sue Lactivist BloggerBy Summer MinorFebruary 01, 2007The National Pork Board has threatened to sue a breastmilk promoting mom over her spin off use of the Pork Board's trademark phrase "the other white meat". Jennifer Laycock, editor of Search Engine Guide, and founder of The

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City asked to educate public on breast-feeding rightsinsidetoronto.comSUSAN O'NEILLJan. 23, 2007"Toronto Public Health (TPH) is recommending a new policy designed to educate the public about the rights of breast-feeding mothers who are entitled to nurse their babies anytime, anywhere...."

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Warning on smoke, alcoholBy ARWEN HANN - The Press | Wednesday, 24 January 2007press.co.nzMore education is needed to encourage women to stop smoking and drinking during and immediately after pregnancy, Otago University researchers say.The study found that while women were more likely to give up alcohol while they were pregnant they would often return to drinking once the baby had been born even

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Shannon Henry - Banking on Milk - washingtonpost.com: "Banking on MilkOptions Are Growing for Women Who Can't Breast-FeedBy Shannon HenrySpecial to The Washington PostTuesday, January 16, 2007; Page HE01Topaz Weis, 44, and Christie Allen, 27, two mothers in Burlington, Vt., met each other when Weis was looking for supplemental breast milk to feed her baby, and Allen had an oversupply to offer.

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Update: The Latest on Massachusetts Formula Bag Ban Efforts: "Mothering Magazine News Bulletins December 2006As Mothering reported in December of 2005, Massachusetts made national headlines when it%u2019s Public Health Council voted to ban formula sample bags from maternity hospitals, becoming the first state in the country to do so. The decision was then reversed by Governor Romney, who also

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Update: The Latest on Massachusetts Formula Bag Ban Efforts: "Mothering Magazine News Bulletins December 2006As Mothering reported in December of 2005, Massachusetts made national headlines when it%u2019s Public Health Council voted to ban formula sample bags from maternity hospitals, becoming the first state in the country to do so. The decision was then reversed by Governor Romney, who also

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Breastfeeding News weblog is back! I stopped maintaining this breastfeeding news 'blog back in the spring while I concentrated on a political campaign here in Alberta. The campaign is over, and I'm back posting again. -- Jodine

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BCNG Portals Page: "Banking on mother's milk Hospital gives moms a healthy alternativeBy Martin van den Hemel, Staff Reporter, Richmond ReviewDec 09 2006 New mothers in Richmond will now be able to make healthy withdrawals from a bank of donated breast milk.For the past 30 years, B.C. Women's Milk Bank has been providing pasteurized donor milk to high risk and ill children when their

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Raisingkids: News - Daily Parenting News: Do epidurals affect breastfeeding?: "Do Epidurals Affect Breastfeeding? December 11 2006 Survey suggests women twice as likely to give up breastfeeding Here's another survey statistic that seems designed to make women feel bad about their pain-relief decisions during labour. A report out by the International Breastfeeding Journal

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abc11tv.com: Breast Milk For Sale: "Breast Milk For Sale" By Amber Rupinta(05/07/06 - RALEIGH) - Did you know that you can buy breast milk on the Internet? It's perfectly legal, but is it safe? Mothers, health experts and lawmakers all have opinions and many find it shocking and downright dangerous. Margie Mould runs the Mothers' Milk Bank at WakeMed and knows the risks that can come with

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Article: Money - Human milk now for sale in O.C.: "Human milk now for sale in O.C.With help from a Southern California company, breastfeeding mothers can donate extra milk to feed premature babies.By BLYTHE BERNHARDThe Orange County RegisterA whole new market for breast milk"Every Friday morning, Dani Dawson brings her baby boy to a Mommy and Me class along with their gift for other babies - a

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Parents in Northwest in 'Natural' Panic Over Shortage of Organic Baby Formula Now That Horizon Organic(R) Is Off the Shelf: Financial News - Yahoo!Finance: "Parents in Northwest in 'Natural' Panic Over Shortage of Organic Baby Formula Now That Horizon Organic(R) Is Off the ShelfMonday May 1, 5:21 pm ETAccording to media reports, the recent discontinuation* of HorizonOrganic Infant Formula with

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Breast-Feeding Duration Linked to Alcoholism in Adulthood: "Breast-Feeding Duration Linked to Alcoholism in AdulthoodNEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 21 - Early weaning, along with a number of factors, appears to predispose adults to alcohol abuse and hospitalization for an alcohol-related diagnosis, according to data from the Copenhagen Perinatal Cohort.Previous research demonstrated a link between

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Breast-Feeding Duration Linked to Alcoholism in Adulthood: "Breast-Feeding Duration Linked to Alcoholism in AdulthoodNEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 21 - Early weaning, along with a number of factors, appears to predispose adults to alcohol abuse and hospitalization for an alcohol-related diagnosis, according to data from the Copenhagen Perinatal Cohort.Previous research demonstrated a link between

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DailyNewsTribune.com - Local / Regional News: Buying breast milk online is risky businessBuying breast milk online is risky business By Jessica Fargen / Boston Herald Thursday, April 13, 2006 Demand for breast milk has hit a 20-year high in the United States, causing some experts to worry that desperate women who can't afford to buy expensive milk to nurse their babies will turn to the

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I've been away from tracking breastfeeding news for quite a while - the reason? Well, it's not just one thing, it's a whole bunch of things! George, who is now 1, is one very big reason. Well, he's still pretty little but he's capable of creating an astonishing mess if I don't keep an eye on him 24/7, and that leaves little time for messing about on the Internet. My family has expanded - I've

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Milk Me By Emily Bazelon: "Milk MeIs the breast pump the new BlackBerry?By Emily BazelonPosted Monday, March 27, 2006, at 6:11 AM ETEver since the breast pump began to catch on a decade or two ago, the device has been a fault line in the motherhood wars. The pump seems like the perfect have-it-all solution: Women can nurse without taking round-the-clock care of their babies. Other adults (

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United Press International - NewsTrack - Mixed result in Australian 'dummies' study: "Mixed result in Australian 'dummies' studySUBIACO, Australia, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Giving a baby a pacifier reduces the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, but also interferes with successful breastfeeding, Australian researchers say. A team of researchers led by the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research

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VOA News - Breastfeeding May Prevent Diabetes: "Breastfeeding May Prevent Diabetes By Amy Katz Washington, DC 29 December 2005

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