FEATURE: Donor milk bank opens in Tokyo to nourish premature babies

A large-scale donor milk bank began operating in Tokyo in April, helping mothers get premature newborn babies their required nutrients -- a promising step forward in a nation with hardly any such facilities available.Breastmilk is known to boost babies' immune systems and protect those born underweight. Many mothers who give birth prematurely often have trouble breastfeeding or producing breastmilk.But there are only two donor milk banks in Japan, including the newly opened Nippon Foundation Human Milk Bank. The other one is also in the Japanese capital, but the number of hospitals offering…READ FULL ARTICLE