Breast Milk Shortage

" Your mother's milk bank of California in San Jose the requests are flowing as fast as the donated breast milk."

" It -- I think eventually we're we're looking at that electronic ink this year. -- alcohol are actually. -- it in hospital."

" Milk bank executive director Pauline Sakamoto believes more hospitals are ordering donated breast milk for babies. Because this year the surgeon general issued a called action to support breastfeeding and improve access to donor milk. Now more neonatal units from hospitals across the western United States. Are submitting requests to the milk bank in San Jose with provided 420000. Ounces for babies last year. Some considerate liquid gold for babies born early. That --"

" Benefit with the previous that there -- tested track is very immature. There -- the press -- is better absorb the nutrients are more available to the baby. They seem to grow better and they're less cases from an infection."

" But more milk from the San Jose bank is now going to hospitals there's less available to moms who want breast milk for their healthy babies at home. And because of that many moms are turning to the web to receive milk donated by other mothers. Some sites are selling it for more than two dollars and now but pediatrician doctor Christine Halliburton says untested milk. Is a big risk. -- viral contamination can be quite serious with hepatitis B. Hepatitis C. I'm HIV virus has been known to be transmitted to babies through breasts not so that would be my concern if you do not have the donor screen. You don't know what's in there. Here at the milk bank in San Jose donating mothers must undergo a blood test and the milk is heat treated and tested for bacteria. Second -- says during the holiday she expects the supply of donated milk to dwindle even more. If she's hoping moms who -- pumping extra we'll give babies in need one of the best gifts ever."