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MEDICC Review 2014; 16 (1)

Cuba’s human breast milk banks

Gorry C

Language: English
References: 10
Page: 12-15
PDF size: 245.22 Kb.


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David, Daniel, and Diego were born at 32 weeks via caesarean section in Cuba's eastern province of Granma—they weighed between 1520 and 1780 grams each. Their mother, Dayanis Díaz, wasn't producing enough milk for her triplets and just 24 hours after birth, they were being fed with pasteurized milk from the hospital's breast milk bank. For a month, the three Ds were nourished with this donated milk until Dayanis started lactating sufficiently, at which point her own milk supplemented that from the milk bank. Shortly thereafter, the triplets were discharged, weighing in at 2500 grams. "Every day I give thanks for the patience, understanding and support of the milk bank team," says Dayanis.


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  10. The exception is in Granma, where the bank is located 1.5 miles from the hospital, since appropriate space was unavailable in the hospital itself.




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