Every premature baby should have the chance to be fed naturally with breast milk or donor milk, believes Dr. Janaina Rauch. One woman, one plan, a team success: In July , the senior physician for pediatric and adolescent medicine was delighted that she was able to put her idea of a human milk bank at the perinatal center of the Winnenden Rems-Murr-Klinikum into practice.
Demand increased, milk donations increased; on March 3, , a new milk kitchen was opened in the presence of District Administrator Dr. Since , more than liters of valuable superfood have been donated and more than babies have benefited. Why is the need for donor milk so great? That's why we don't see our support as a permanent solution, but as a bridging measure. Depending on how mature a baby is, it needs between 10 and milliliters a day, either as valuable raw milk or pasteurized donor milk.
Raw milk contains even more valuable ingredients, but requires particularly complex processing, which is why we save this high-quality food for the particularly vulnerable, very young premature babies.
The human milk bank team takes care of finding milk donors, organizes virological and bacteriological controls and ensures that the anonymised milk samples are properly stored and distributed. Thanks to an increase in staff, regular availability and opening hours of the milk bank are now also guaranteed for external donors - another milestone in the expansion of this facility, which is backed by the Rems-Murr district as the sponsor of the clinics.
District Administrator Dr. Because this is an important part of our health strategy in the district, we have equipped the center with the best technology and staff and are constantly developing it further. The human milk bank in particular shows that medical strategy is not just about high-tech, but also about good ideas, entrepreneurial spirit and the personal commitment of our employees: this is where this innovation was born, which serves the health of our offspring.
