Atlanta, GA
Atlanta mothers in need of baby formula turning to other alternatives to feed their children
Healthcare suppliers cautions moms on the lookout for formulation from sharing breast milk Lack of child formulation is inflicting metro Atlanta moms to think about different options to feed their youngsters, together with borrowing breast milk.
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Moms and kids across the nation proceed to face the on-going provide scarcity of toddler formulation.
Some moms in metro Atlanta are actually turning to different moms for assist, together with sharing their milk with households who might have it.
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Channel 2′s Elizabeth Rawlins spoke to native well being consultants in regards to the unregulated follow and the potential dangers related to donor breast milk.
“I don’t advocate it,” says Dr. Hiral Lavania of One Household Pediatrics. “You by no means know if that milk is secure.”
Well being consultants say the easiest way to verify donated formulation is secure is to have it examined for transmittable ailments and pasteurized at a milk financial institution.
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“We don’t actually have any (banks) in Georgia,” mentioned Dr. Lavania. “We’re simply now beginning the method of donating milk to exploit banks. We do have some assortment locations however rather a lot [of the supply] goes to infants who’re within the NICU.”
The Human Milk Banking Affiliation has banks across the nation.
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In keeping with www.hmbana.org, the closest banks to Georgia are situated in all 4 neighboring states (TN, FL, SC, AL).
Regardless, households in Georgia are confronted with a frightening drive throughout state traces for pasteurized breast milk or regionally driving from retailer to retailer searching for formulation.
“The most secure factor is to discover a totally different formulation,” mentioned Dr. Lavania. “Ask your pediatrician a couple of secure different.”
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