Hi Stacy, thank you for your response. I have a question for you. I did a
bit of reading on the Prolacta website, as you suggested...and it says, in a
FAQ section:
" Q. Is it unethical to sell milk?
A. Traditionally, the milk banks that are members of HMBANA have always
charged money for the milk they provide. Whether it is referred to as a
"processing fee" or "selling milk", the end result is the same. HMBANA milk
banks charge for their milk and Prolacta Bioscience also charges for the
milk they process. Prolacta, however, does not sell to the public and its
products are designed only for use with very small, premature babies. "
My question is this....how can it be essentially the same, if mothers are
not compensated, but the end result is that milk is distributed on a
for-profit basis rather than a non-profit basis? These are two different
ways of doing business, it would seem to me. If a non profit milk bank
charges for its milk, to cover costs, there is no profit being made, other
than to cover expenses, so to speak. I don't understand how these end
results are "the same." I may not understand the full ramifications of how
milk banks are run..... And am no expert in the subject, so I welcome the
illumination and education.
For anyone who wishes to read more, the website FAQ section is at:
http://www.prolacta.com/faq.html.
As I was reading, I thought it was interesting to note that some overlap
exists in scientific advisors with HMBANA and Prolacta.
An interesting discussion. I think providing breastfeeding support to your
community is a wonderful thing, as long as it is provided by skilled
breastfeeding professionals. Do you have IBCLCs available to counsel and
support mothers who may come into contact with your facility? That would be
a good addition to the community you are serving.
Many thanks for the clarification. Have a great weekend.
Kathleen Bruce RN IBCLC
Kathleen Bruce RN IBCLC
Independent consultant:
Lactation Resources of Vermont, Medela, Inc. Listowner Lactnet listserv
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On 1/26/06 6:53 PM, "Stacy Brown" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi everyone . Thank you for the welcome to Lactnet. I thought I was a
> little more computer savy and it was brought to my attention that my
> response to Tuesdays questions didn't get through, sorry about that. Here
> I go again.
>
> I am a childbirth educator and we also have a nurse on staff fulltime. Kim
> and I have been involved for many years with a pregnancy center helping
> women mainly in crisis pregnancy. It was with our heart for women there
> that this business took a natural progression.
>
> It is our intent to network within our community to bring support to women
> not just exclusively dealing with breastfeeding.
>
> Our donors are not compensated for their donations, however we do give
> them a hospital grade breastpump free of charge regardless if they end up
> qualifying to be donors. The milk that is donated is not used for research
> for therapeutics for adult disease. Our expenses will be covered by
> selling the milk to Prolacta for processing and then distribution to the
> hospitals. Prolacta has a very comprehensive website that can answer more
> indepth questions directly about them Our website is still under
> construction. I appreciate the interest and welcome any additonal
> questions. We are excited about the positive response we are already
> receiving in the communiy.
>
> Thank you
> STacy Brown
> Two Maids a Milking
>
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