Expressing first milk before birth and feeding it to a newborn is called colostrum banking. Dr Vökt from the Women’s Hospital in Grabs, Switzerland, gave us an interview explaining in which cases colostrum banking is indicated and what the benefits are. Interview with Dr Cora Vökt What exactly is colostrum banking and how does it work in practice? Colostrum is a special term for the milk that is produced by the maternal mammary gland during the first days after childbirth…