Woman Breastfeeding Nine Babies in Quake Crisis
May 19, 2008 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under advantages of breastfeeding, breastfeeding, multiples
A Chinese policewoman who recently gave birth is helping the earthquake disaster relief in China by breastfeeding eight infant quake victims in addition to her own baby. The Citizen reports:
A newspaper in Chengdu, the capital of quake-hit Sichuan province, devoted a special page to the 29-year-old woman, calling her a “hero.”
The woman from the quake-ravaged town of Jiangyou has just had a child herself, the Western Urban Daily said.
She is nursing the children of three women who were left homeless by the quake and are too traumatised to give milk, as well as five orphans, the report said.
The babies who lost their parents have been put in an orphanage which does not have powdered milk, it said.
Amazing what a life-saver breastfeeding can be in an emergency, and how wonderful that this woman has stepped in to help so many infants! It’s a testimony to the human spirit, not to mention the breast milk production function of supply and demand and the ability of a woman to breastfeed multiples!
For more information on breastfeeding during a crisis, see Infant Feeding during an Emergency.
Isn’t that an amazing story! So sad to think of all the babies who have lost their mums and dads, at least those few can get a little comfort and some mama-milk to keep them strong.
What a wonderful story!
That’s cool! I wonder how many of us would be able to do that. physically and mentally. That’s got to be exhausting.
Good karma coming her way.
What a wonderful thing this woman is doing. She truely is a hero!