translated from Spanish: First Bank of Breast Milk, Safe for Premature Babies: Secures IMSS

Morelia, Michoacán.- Through a statement it was reported that the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), through the first Bank of Breast milk, offers a safe diet to premature babies who for various reasons do not have the opportunity to be Fed her mother’s milk, said Gloria Castañeda Pérez, head of the Nutrition Service at the Hospital of Gynecology and Obstetrics number 4.
On the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week, which is commemorated from 1 to 7 August, he indicated that on average, this High Specialty Medical Unit collects 1,200 litres of breast milk per year, of which 20 per cent is eligible for donation and 80 per cent is stante is intended to benefit premature newborns.

He explained that two types of milk are collected in this bank: homologous, it is granted exclusively from the mother to the child; and heterologist, is donated by a mom who in addition to feeding her baby can nourish another.
Having this receiving bank in the Hospital of Gynecology and Obstetrics number 4 generates a high impact response, low cost in the prevention of diseases and damage to health, he said.
The Social Security nutritionist detailed that once the doctor determines the newborn’s hospital stay, Social Work staff channels the mother to the nutrition department of the Milk Bank, where a multidisciplinary group will guide her from her to the process of manual extraction and protection of breast milk.

He stated that the milk is harvested, food management personnel select, store, and in the case of donated milk, undergo a pasteurization process with state-of-the-art equipment, which guarantees a safe and quality product.
Gloria Castañeda Pérez, said that on average, newborns are fed eight daily intakes of breast milk, so the prescription and use of the samples will depend on the medical conditions as well as the nutritional requirements of the baby.

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