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B.C. breast milk bank makes urgent appeal for donors as supplies dwindleB.C.'s only breast milk bank helping newborns in hospital hopes to double its list of registered donors. It says it only has enough supply left to carry it through a few weeks.HealthJun 23, 2023
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B.C. breast milk supply low for second time in eight monthsProvincial reserves of breast milk at B.C. Women's Hospital are running low again and the bank's coordinator says the number of donors needs to double to meet demand.HealthMay 23, 2023
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B.C.’s Milk Bank hoping lactating mothers will step up and donate breast milkLactating moms can donate their breast milk, which is then pasteurized and used to feed about 4,500 infants a year, usually premature babies.HealthOct 25, 2022
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Unexplained drop in breast milk donations prompts public appeal from Fraser HealthThe health authority says donations dropped by about 7,000 ounces, or 13 per cent, during the pandemic -- while other health authorities have seen donations increase.HealthJun 17, 2021
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Alberta breast milk bank to help more babies thanks to government grantNorthernStar, formerly the Calgary Mothers Milk Bank, announced in 2015 it was expanding to provide milk for babies across Western Canada.HealthFeb 22, 2018
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5 Montreal stories you must read this week: December 30From an increase in demand for breast milk to a Pointe-Claire baker trying to make her mark, here are the top five stories Global News covered in Montreal this week.CanadaDec 30, 2016
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Quebec’s breast milk bank needs donors due to growing demandBefore, new mothers-in-need were forced to turn to private, unregulated breast milk banks.CanadaDec 27, 2016
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Breast milk bank at BC Women’s Hospital is ‘extremely low’The breast milk bank at BC Women's Hospital is extremely low on supplies and officials say it's never been this low before.HealthDec 1, 2015
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Calgary breast milk bank rebrands, expands and calls for more donorsThe Calgary Mothers' Milk Bank is no more. Three and a half years after opening its doors, Alberta's only breast milk bank has been renamed to reflect the fact that it now serves hospitals across the country.CanadaNov 24, 2015
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