[LISTEN] You bank your money each month, so why not bank your breast milk?

25 Mar 2019

We always tell moms breast is best but sometimes milk doesn’t come when babies do. This breast milk bank is filling in these gaps.

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Mia Malan

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[LISTEN] You bank your money each month, so why not bank your breast milk?

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