Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital will give lactating mothers a safe location to drop off their breast milk donations.
HOUSTON, Texas -- As grocery stores remain void of baby formula due to shortage, parents are becoming frustrated as the need for the product for their babies grows dire.
"It took three or four days to produce milk," Torres said."It was a concern because I didn't know if I would be able to produce or not. Or if I was going to fulfill her as a mother." Tammy Sullivan, the NICU manager at Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, says they collect the donated breast milk from vetted donors.
"They bring their milk to the hospital, and then a courier comes and picks it up and takes it to the MMBA, and they process it," Sullivan said."We're able to order it back. They send it through FedEx. It's completely frozen, and we have a special freezer that we keep in it keeps it extra cold and ready to use when we need it."
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