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Cuddalore Hospital Launches Donor Milk Bank
21 Jun
Summary
- Newborns unable to suckle-feed will receive vital breast milk.
- Bank ensures safe, nutritious milk for low-birth weight infants.
- Initiative aims to reduce newborn mortality rates.
A new human milk bank has been established at Cuddalore Government Medical College and Hospital. This initiative, operating under the Department of Paediatrics, is designed to provide essential breast milk access for newborns facing difficulties with suckling.
The facility will meticulously collect, screen, process, pasteurize, store, and distribute donor human milk. This ensures that vulnerable infants, including those whose mothers cannot produce sufficient milk, as well as low-birth weight and critically ill newborns, receive vital nutrition according to national guidelines.
This program is poised to enhance neonatal services within the district. By guaranteeing a supply of safe and nutrient-rich breast milk, the bank seeks to improve health outcomes and lower mortality rates among the most vulnerable neonates.
