The purpose of this bank is to ensure that very premature babies who cannot be breastfed by their mothers have an available supply of nourishing human milk.
The Human Milk Bank, in operation since June 2011, collects the excess milk supplied by donor mothers, processes it to ensure product safety and quality, and distributes it to neonatal care units at different hospitals.
At the headquarters of the Banc de Sang i Teixits (Blood and Tissue Bank), the Human Milk Bank receives, analyses, processes, stores and supplies milk to guarantee its quality and availability in case of need.