New breast-milk bank gives nourishment to newborns (Indianapolis Star)

For newborn babies, especially those born prematurely, breast milk can be more than a luxury -- it can be life-saving medicine. Beginning today, Indiana will have an official dispensary for babies whose mothers cannot give them that vital natural nutrition.

The Indiana Mothers' Milk Bank opens to provide donated human milk for premature or sick babies whose mothers cannot breastfeed.

"There is so much research that shows the enhanced outcomes for babies that are breast-fed as opposed to formula-fed," said Mary M. Weber, chair of the milk bank's board of directors and program administrator for Clarian Women's Services.



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