UAMS Prepares to Host State's First Breast Milk Bank

KUAF

Published May 24, 2021 at 2:34 PM CDT

Arkansas is getting its first breast milk bank thanks to legislators approving a law establishing its creation earlier this year. Act 225 also establishes a special fund to help support the milk bank, which will be housed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campus in Little Rock.

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