Can I donate breast milk to a milk bank?
This is your basic process for the screening of donors. You should be ok, just talk to your doctor about your interest. Donor screening A variety of interlocking measures are taken to identify and qualify suitable donors. It should be noted that prospective milk donors are not offered any financial incentives. 1. Each potential donor must be recommended as a donor by their personal physician and infant’s pediatrician. Amongst other reasons, this helps ensure that donors are not chronically ill and that the infant is in good health. 2. Each donor must complete an intensive screening questionnaire, which is reviewed by a qualified professional who documents the results in the donor tracking database. Unsatisfactory answers to certain key questions result in automatic deferral and questionable issues are referred to the medical director. 3. Each donor is screened for evidence of infection with several pathogenic viruses (HIV, Human T-Lymphotrophic Virus, Hepatitis A, B, and C, and Syphili
