Medela on the importance of human milk in NICUs - announces six award recipients

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

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“Our goals for this campaign are to help raise awareness of the importance of human milk and support mothers and healthcare professionals to successfully provide breastmilk to babies in the NICU who need it most,” said Carolin Archibald, president of Medela. “The value of breastmilk is immeasurable for the health benefits it provides infants in the NICU. Breastmilk is nature’s medicine, protecting premature babies from serious complications and infections during and after their hospital stay.”"

Prolacta Bioscience confirms its human milk fortifier price is $6.25/ml

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

Study finds smoking lowers lipid and protein in human milk

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."

Example of human milk for sale on the Internet

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.

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Contact Jackie S
Location : Houston, Texas, USA
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$ 2.00
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I am a healthy GYM goer/YOGA instructor/university graduate with a surplus of breastmilk. My baby is 5 months old. I also have a two year old and a four year old.

I have over 200 oz in my deep freeze with more daily.

With my second baby I donated nearly 2,000 oz to the milk bank. I was screened and cleared to donate.