Austin group helps save babies' lives (kvue.com)

Austin is leading the way when it comes to saving the lives of hundreds of infants every year.

KVUE Online Video

KVUE's Olga Campos reports
The life-saving measures are made possible by lactating mothers who are willing to share their breast milk.

"So this is milk that is ready to go out to the hospitals or to the babies homes where they need it," said April Rudge, Outreach and Volunteer Services Director.

Twice a week, 2,600 ounces of milk are processed at the Mothers' Milk Bank at Austin located near St. David's Hospital.

The recipients are newborns facing serious, possibly even fatal medical conditions.

"And so the hospitals will call us usually weekly or every other week and say, 'Hey I need 50 bottles of milk, I need a 100 bottles of milk, I need 200 ounces of milk.' Depending on what their needs are and how many babies were born that require donor's milk," explains Rudge.



click to read more...