Thank you, Karleen, for drawing our attention to this request. The aid
worker, though well-meaning, hasn't thought about:
- What happens when the second-hand pumps break? Pumps can indeed
break, and I've seen a few that were faulty, even when new.
- The bacterial load the pumps would carry if washed in
contaminated water in camp conditions.
- Risks of contamination in the handling and transport of the milk
from the donor mother to the baby/babies. So, why not have the wet nurses
directly breastfeed?
Dr Virginia Thorley, OAM, PhD, IBCLC, FILCA
Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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Karleen wrote:
Good intentions but sheesh! Understanding that this is not the US would be
helpful!
"If you have a manual breast pump in good condition that you'd like to give
away, contact Dr. Julie Clark immediately.
"The Petaluma Health Center-based obstetrician/gynecologist is heading for
Port-a-Prince, Haiti, early next week, and she says the pumps will be used
by nursing mothers who are willing to share their milk with abandoned
infants. That way, the babies will have a better chance to survive in a
place where there is no running water and many people are living on the
streets."
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