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In discussing this topic re: Prolacta with my peers, what boils my blood is NOT
the for profit status of the company.
It is the absence of clarity in their marketing. And to rephrase that, not only
does their marketing lack clarity, it is intentionally deceiving mothers into
perceiving that their milk is going to a not for profit milk bank in an
undeveloped country. When in reality a majority of the donated milk is used for
the development of human milk based fortifier (note I am supporting the
development and use of this product, just not how they are soliciting donations
to create it).
It's a lack of integrity on the part of the company that disturbs me, not the
profit. Once the curtain of Oz is drawn back in their marketing I am all for it.
And I would like to add, although blood donors do not get compensated, plasma
donors DO! I am not informed enough about the issue of compensating people for
donation of their organs or body fluid to make an intelligent statement about
that issue. At this point I feel conflicted because without even researching it
I can see why it may be beneficial and appealing to compensate people for this
type of donation and I can also immediately draw up a few reasons why it would
be complex and perhaps a not so great idea after all.
Regardless, if Prolacta were to be transparent in their actual intention for the
majority of the milk they receive as donations they would get no criticism from
me. But as it stands right now, they are not.
Michelle H. Kinne BA IBCLC RLC ICCE CD(DONA)
www.CascadePerinatalServices.com
Do I get paid when I donate blood? No. I will make more.
Maybe blood banks should become milk depots. There is expense involved for
processing whole blood donations into various components such as platelets,
packed cells, etc. The patient/hospital/insurer/taxpayer pays extra for those
products. Again, the donor isn't paid except with thanks. Do some people I
don't think are very good people get some of my blood when I donate? Yes.
Should I not donate? No. You gotta be careful here. I think we need community
milk banks and mothers should be encouraged to donate AND we should have a
prolacta available. The cost of the product includes all the R&D, marketing,
equipment, etc. Milk banks charge for their product, but it is subsidized by
donations of time and money and goods in kind. If we put a true dollar value
and included all the startup costs etc into the price of it, it would be more
expensive.
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