The baby formula shortage impacting the country has caused a tremendous amount of distress for families. Fortunately, those families have finally received some good news – one of the largest plants in the country announced it is restarting formula production.
However, it could be weeks before we start seeing relief.
As all of that is ongoing, there are new concerns about misinformation that’s been circulating online and on social media – encouraging mothers to express their breast milk while they’re still pregnant so they have a supply before the baby arrives.
“This goes by many names – colostrum harvesting, antenatal breast milk expression or prenatal pumping,” said Christine Baumgart, lactation consultant at The Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain. “It sounds like a good idea, but there are real risks associated with this type of practice.”
To read more about the misinformation concerns for families click HERE.
