Donated breast milk is 'liquid gold'

Milk banks provide premature infants with breast milk

A donor delivers breast milk to a women's milk bank Source: Getty / picture alliance/dpa

Donated breast milk is in urgent demand due to new hospitals coming online in Canberra, Perth and Adelaide as well as hospitals in general ordering milk for premature babies. A call has been put out by Lifeblood for mothers in Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane to donate. The demand has risen by 15 per cent and is- expected to climb another 10 per cent in 2023.


Listen to Australian and world news and follow trending topics with 


Share