Why is milk banking HOW TO HELP

important? DONATE MILK

Human milk bank is the best If you are interested in

nutrition option for babies. It
donating milk, please
provides unique benefits that
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cannot be duplicated by formula like DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH XI
antibodies to fight disease and SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES
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infection and protection form J.P. LAUREL BAJADA DAVAO
allergies. Sick premature babies are
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at high risk of gastrointestinal bottled water for our for our
disease and infections. Often their mothers
mothers are not able to supply their Donate pasteurizing bottles,
milk because they are under great milk bags and breast pumps
stress or are ill themselves.
Providing these fragile infants to
pasteurized human milk gives them
a fighting chance on LIFE. Donate breastmilk, share
the gift of life. Save lives…
For inquiries please
contact:
Nicky Jane P. Salas, RN
Human Milk Bank (HMB)
 
Southern Philippines Medical Center
JP Laurel Avenue, Bajada, Davao
City
Tel# 227-2731 local 7303

donate, here are the
Who can donate?
Mothers who are interested
to donate must fulfill the
following criteria:
In good health and able to
breastfeed
Currently nursing a baby
less than one year old
Not using certain
medications
Negative for HIV, HTLV,
Hepatitis B and C and
Syphilis
Not using illegal drugs
Non-smoker
Does not drink alcohol
Did not receive blood
transfusion or organ
transplant
If you wish to Q&A
steps on how to HOW IS DONOR MILK PROCESSED?
collect on how to How is donor milk processed?
collect: The collected donor milk is kept frozen.
Once enough is available for
pasteurization, the milk is thawed,
Wash hands with soap cultured, pooled and poured into special
bottles. These are heated at 62.5°C using
and water then dry the Holder method in a pasteurizer. The
using clean towel. milk is then quickly cooled to 20°C. A
sample of the pasteurized milk undergoes
Clean your breast using microbiological testing. Only pasteurized
milk with negative microbiological test is
a cloth Wipe nipple first
dispensed.
before the breast
Use sterile bottle to WHY IS MILK PASTEURIZED?
collect milk. Mark it Pasteurization ensures that human milk is
with your name and safe. Some immunological properties are
destroyed by the process but pasteurized
date milk retains most of the anti-infective
Sterilize milk containers properties as fresh milk.
Are there other milk banks in the
by boiling for five
Philippines? There are nine THE SPMC
minutes Human Milk Bank is the first in Davao
Hand expression is the Region.
best way to express
ARE DONORS PAID FOR THE MILK?
your milk. Newly
No. All milk donors are volunteers.
collected milk should be
placed immediately in
the freezer.