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Saving the lives of at-risk babies is one of the ongoing challenges faced by staff at a national hospital network, and they find hope in mothers who donate breast milk.
For these children.
In this sense, the medical staff of Quetzaltenango Olintepec joined the effort, establishing in this sector the first collection center for the above-mentioned important fluid.
authorities Western Regional Hospital (Office of Human Resources Management) They inaugurated the said facility, which will serve the hospital.
“We are happy to be the first collection center to contribute to the HRO Human Milk Bank and help babies in urgent need. We hope to convince many nursing mothers to donate.” Joyzi Sandoval, Coordinator of the Municipal Health District ) explain.
The 60 newborns admitted to the HRO require this assistance.
The professional explained that they have trained people to achieve this. “Those who receive it will undergo serology testing and then the donation will continue. Once the milk is obtained, it will be refrigerated and taken to care centers for a pasteurization process every week to ensure the resource is available to the little ones. .” he added.
Sandoval explained that after many meetings of the Regional Hospital and Integrated Health Services Network sector councils, it was determined that Olintepec was the ideal location to implement the pilot program.
“This project will be successful because 99 per cent of mothers in this city breastfeed their babies,” he said.
On the other hand, HRO milk bank nutritionist Jessica Bethancourt said: “Today we are making history because we firmly believe that this initiative will greatly help the recovery of neonatal intensive care patients.”
In this way, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance has expanded coverage to support critically ill infants while maintaining breastfeeding, thereby increasing defenses and speeding recovery.
• Information from MSPAS
