Human Milk Banking Association of South Africa

COVID -19 or Coronavirus

Given low rates of transmission of respiratory viruses through breast milk, the World Health Organization states that mothers with COVID-19 can breastfeed. UNICEF too are encouraging mothers infected with COVID-19 to continue breastfeeding while taking precautions which include wearing a mask when feeding or near the baby, frequent hand washing before and after handling the baby and disinfecting all surfaces.

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The Amazing New PiAstra – Giving Life A Chance

PiAstra: a portable, safe, reliable way of pasteurizing breastmilk at minimum cost to make access to donor human milk possible for less than US $750!

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Who We Are

The Human Milk Banking Association of South Africa (HMBASA) is an Independant National non-profit organization that co-ordinates and provides guidance for human milk banking centres throughout South Africa.

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FoneAstra – Revolutionising Pasteurisation

With a portable receipt printer, an android phone, and a temperature probe, hospital staff are now able to track donated milk and regulate the temperature during pasteurization.

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Video: How it Works

Inspiring Story: Baby A

Baby A was brought to the iThemba Lethu home at the age of 7 months, weighing only 2.7kg. He was born prematurely, weighed only 1.5kg at birth and was abandoned at the hospital.

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