South Africa: 'My Breast Milk Was Feeding 26 Babies'

While giving birth in hospital, Khanyi Nzama a mother of two, had heard about the donor breast milk programme and, troubled by the suffering around her, she decided to sign up for it.

  • South Africa:   'My Breast Milk Was Feeding 26 Babies'

    Community Media Trust, 1 June 2015

    Khanyi Nzama estimates that, for an hour a day last year, she was breastfeeding 26 babies. Every day, she expressed 260mls of breast milk into a bottle and delivered it to the… Read more »

  • South Africa:   KZN Launches Human Milk Banks

    Community Media Trust, 1 June 2015

    Far too few South African women practice exclusive breastfeeding and, as a result, far too many children are dying. Read more »

InFocus

Khanyi Nzama’s baby is no longer breastfeeding so Khanyi directs her efforts at persuading other mothers to donate their milk.

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