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For mothers who lose their babies, donating breast milk is a healing ritual

  • Written by Ayelet Oreg, Ph.D. Candidate, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Donated breast milkAP Photo/Matt Rourke

Stillbirth and neonatal loss are painful in many ways.

But increasingly, some of the more than 24,000 American women whose pregnancies end with the loss of their babies are choosing to do something they find both demanding and healing – giving their breast milk away.

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