Mother's milk a precious commodity for premature babies (My San Antonio)

A study in the Journal of Pediatrics found that feeding tiny premature babies mother's milk may actually help their mental development later in life.

Breastfeeding mother Jennifer Nava knows that everyday her premature twins thrive is another miracle. Mateo and Eliud Nava were born in May, theree months early.

While they gain strength at University Hospital in San Antonio, Nava pumps breast milk every three hours, freezes it and brings it to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

"Of course, it (pumping breast milk) takes a lot of time, and then recovering also, it's a little painful at first, but it's all worth it," Nava said. "You can't get that anywhere else. It's not like formula."



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