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The Happy Pod: The woman helping thousands of premature babies

Jan 11, 2025
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ANECDOTE

Record-Breaking Breast Milk Donation

  • Elise Ogletree donated over 2,000 liters of breast milk, setting a Guinness World Record.
  • This milk has helped thousands of premature babies, particularly those in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).
INSIGHT

Life-Saving Donor Milk

  • Donor milk is life-saving for fragile babies, especially in preventing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).
  • NEC is a dangerous gut infection common in NICUs, and human milk offers crucial protection.
ADVICE

How to Donate Breast Milk

  • Contact a registered milk bank to start the donation process.
  • They will guide you through screening and provide instructions for milk collection and delivery.
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