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Mother’s milk bank to come up at KGH
Mother’s milk bank, a first of its kind in Andhra Pradesh, will come up at the King George Hospital (KGH) in the city soon. KGH authorities are evolving a plan for setting up of the bank as part of its measures to check the infant mortality rate in north coastal Andhra.
Visakhapatnam: Mother’s milk bank, a first of its kind in Andhra Pradesh, will come up at the King George Hospital (KGH) in the city soon. KGH authorities are evolving a plan for setting up of the bank as part of its measures to check the infant mortality rate in north coastal Andhra.
It is a known fact that mother’s milk immunizes newborns from various diseases. But some new mothers are not able to breastfeed their infants due to lactation problems.
As part of the new initiative, excess milk will be collected from new mothers and preserved in the bank. The milk will be supplied to newborns who are deprived of breastfeeding due to various reasons.
According to hospital authorities, the proposed bank will benefit newborns and infants of Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts.
The KGH meets the medical needs of not only North Coastal Andhra but also parts of neighbouring Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
Speaking to The Hans India about the new project, KGH Superintendent Madhusudhan Babu said: “At present, 27 hospitals in the country have got mothers’ milk banks.
The number of banks is low in India when compared to the developed nations. The concept of mothers’ milk bank is yet to gain popularity in the country though the infant mortality rate is high.
We have proposed to set up the bank at KGH to raise the immunity levels of infants who are not breastfed, as part of the Mother’s Care initiative.
We will enlighten and motivate new mothers to donate their excess milk for the benefit of malnourished infants.” Gynecology ward head Sarada said:
“The proposed mothers’ milk bank will certainly be a boon to newborns and infants who are deprived of breastfeeding. Child mortality rate in the region can be effectively curbed with the provision of mother’s milk to infants.”
By:Anuradha
