Thousands of babies in Australia are born early every year. When they’re born particularly early, they can face some unique health challenges. Breast milk may reduce the risks of those health challenges, because it’s easier to digest than formula, protects the gut and improves feed tolerance.

The problem? Some mums can’t supply enough breast milk for their own baby (especially since their baby can’t feed directly from the breast just yet). That means some of the most vulnerable babies don’t have access to breast milk. 

Lifeblood Milk has been helping collect, test, pasteurise and distribute donated breast milk to premature babies since 2018. But, there’s still a lot to learn. We want to know more about how donated breast milk can help support babies in early life.

That’s where you come in. Your donation will help us with our important research.