Jammu's first Comprehensive Lactation Management Center (CLMC), commonly known as human milk bank, will become operational at a government hospital here by the end of the year, an official said on Monday.
The CLMC will help improve the management of sick, underweight and premature newborns, the official said.
The facility is being constructed at a cost of Rs 47.20 lakh at the government maternity and child care hospital in Gandhi Nagar area of Jammu after the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare approved the project under of the National Health Mission last year.
“The space for the CLMC is identified on the third floor of the hospital and we received the funds last month, having a component for the Department of Public Works for some construction work, equipment and machinery. Staff, including doctors, counselors and managers, will be hired to properly manage the milk bank,” said hospital medical superintendent Arun Sharma.
He said the government has already laid down the standard operating procedure (SOP) for smooth and successful functioning of the human milk bank, which will be ready by the end of the year.
Gandhi Nagar Hospital already has a state-of-the-art Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with 150 beds and takes over the burden of Sri Maharaja Gulab Singh Maternity Hospital (SMGS).
“SMGS and Gandhi Nagar are the only hospitals in Jammu division that have advanced NICU facilities. The start of the human milk bank will help better manage newborns who remain sick or whose mothers cannot breastfeed them due to illness, infection or other problems,” the doctor said, adding that the requirement is necessary mainly for sick, premature and low birth weight babies.
Of the sanctioned funds of Rs 47.20 lakhs, Rs 30.59 lakhs would be utilized for equipment, furniture, supplies, consumables and maintenance costs for the establishment of the CLMC, while Rs 16.61 lakhs would be allocated for the infrastructure.
Sharma said the milk bank will work with voluntary donors, such as mothers who have surplus milk or those who have lost their babies or had a failed birth.
"The milk will be collected, scientifically tested and pasteurized at the bank and fed to the babies," he said.
Kanchan, a mother who recently delivered a baby in the hospital, welcomed the creation of the human milk bank and said such a facility will be very beneficial for newborns whose mothers were unable to feed them at birth. milk,” she said.
The CLMC will help improve the management of sick, underweight and premature newborns, the official said.
The facility is being constructed at a cost of Rs 47.20 lakh at the government maternity and child care hospital in Gandhi Nagar area of Jammu after the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare approved the project under of the National Health Mission last year.
“The space for the CLMC is identified on the third floor of the hospital and we received the funds last month, having a component for the Department of Public Works for some construction work, equipment and machinery. Staff, including doctors, counselors and managers, will be hired to properly manage the milk bank,” said hospital medical superintendent Arun Sharma.
He said the government has already laid down the standard operating procedure (SOP) for smooth and successful functioning of the human milk bank, which will be ready by the end of the year.
Gandhi Nagar Hospital already has a state-of-the-art Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with 150 beds and takes over the burden of Sri Maharaja Gulab Singh Maternity Hospital (SMGS).
“SMGS and Gandhi Nagar are the only hospitals in Jammu division that have advanced NICU facilities. The start of the human milk bank will help better manage newborns who remain sick or whose mothers cannot breastfeed them due to illness, infection or other problems,” the doctor said, adding that the requirement is necessary mainly for sick, premature and low birth weight babies.
Of the sanctioned funds of Rs 47.20 lakhs, Rs 30.59 lakhs would be utilized for equipment, furniture, supplies, consumables and maintenance costs for the establishment of the CLMC, while Rs 16.61 lakhs would be allocated for the infrastructure.
Sharma said the milk bank will work with voluntary donors, such as mothers who have surplus milk or those who have lost their babies or had a failed birth.
"The milk will be collected, scientifically tested and pasteurized at the bank and fed to the babies," he said.
Kanchan, a mother who recently delivered a baby in the hospital, welcomed the creation of the human milk bank and said such a facility will be very beneficial for newborns whose mothers were unable to feed them at birth. milk,” she said.
