In The News: First Donor Milk Distribution Site in the State Opens

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425 Magazine's Emily Molina writes about Overlake's Parent and Baby Care Center opening the first donor milk distribution site in the state of Washington. Molina interviewed Sandy Salmon, director of Women's and Infants' Services. 

In the article, "Donor human milk is a way to bridge the gap that sometimes occurs while a breastfeeding mother awaits her own full milk supply to become adequate, and also to delay or entirely avoid the addition of formula. According to Sandy Salmon, director of Overlake’s Women’s and Infant’s Services, “With these short windows, if we can eliminate the need to introduce formula to that tiny life, what a great thing we can offer them.”

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