I am confused by this.  Can someone elucidate -- Karleen, Susan B.?

I thought shipments of human milk to Haiti were unnecessary and might cause problems.  Is milk being supplied by mothers closer, as suggested by reports of UNICEF-supported Dominican mothers?

Is it appropriate to promote this new request for milk for Haitian infants?

If milk banks are low in supply I am happy to promote this.  But I can tell you it is difficult in my area to donate to the nearest HMBANA center.  Prolacta, with the aid of a local birth center, is picking milk up at moms' homes.  For a kickback to the birth center.  This makes me wonder if some moms who might have donated to their nearest HMBANA milk bank are being wooed instead to donate to Prolacta. 

This is frustating to me since I would prefer to see more milk banks in more cities -- and I am not ready to embrace Prolacta's business practices.

 Is milk donation down or is demand for banked milk up?

And is it ethical and appropriate to urge mothers to donate for Haitian babies at this time?  Or is it well-meant but misguided given the logistics?

Susan Johnson MFA, IBCLC, RLC
Salt Lake City, USA
Thuwal, KSA



      

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