Saturday, October 01, 2005

Mother's Milk Bank (KELOLAND.COM)

People donate blood, bone marrow and organs to save lives. Now there's something else: Donated breast milk used to help babies across the country.

These are babies whose mother's are too sick or can't nurse. The idea actually dates back centuries, when wet nurses breastfed other women's babies. In fact, the first milk banks actually paid wet nurses. These days though, the practice has undergone a more charitable change.


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