I know mums who donate blood and they have a health screen before they begin but is the milk donated then screened or treated before it's given to babies. It has occurred to me then if not there is still a possibility of hiv et al being passed on as the donating mother might not show infection in her initial tests or might contract a disease whilst donating further down the line.
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