Health-and-Nutrition/C2/Storage-of-expressed-breastmilk/English-timed

Time	Narration
00:01	Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on Storage of expressed breastmilk.
00:06	In this tutorial, we will learn, How to store expressed breastmilk safely for later use
00:14	Let us begin. Expressing breastmilk has many benefits for the baby and the mother.
00:22	Expressing breastmilk by hand is explained in another tutorial in the same series.
00:29	Expressed breastmilk must be handled and stored safely.
00:34	Doing so, will maintain its high quality for the baby.
00:39	Before handling breastmilk -Mother should wash her hands with soap and water and dry them properly
00:47	To store breastmilk- Mother should use steel or glass wide-mouth containers that can be kept covered
00:56	Though steel containers are recommended, we will use glass containers in some of the pictures
01:03	This will help us to clearly see the milk inside the container
01:09	Next, the mother should wash the chosen containers in soap and water
01:14	After that, she should keep the containers in boiling water for at least 10 minutes
01:21	Then, she should either air dry the containers completely Or wipe them dry with an unused clean cloth
01:31	The containers should never be dried with a used cloth such as a used kitchen cloth
01:40	After the clean container is dried completely- She should pour the expressed milk into the containers
01:48	Mother should store only enough milk - for one feeding or about 60 to 90 milliliters of milk in each container
01:58	If the mother plans to freeze her breastmilk -She should leave an inch of space at the top of the container Because breast milk expands as it freezes.
02:12	She should label each container with the date and time of milk expression
02:18	Then, she should store these breastmilk filled containers in the coldest possible place
02:25	If she has a fridge, it is best to save the milk there
02:30	She should store the breastmilk in the back of the lowest shelf of the fridge. This is the coldest area of a fridge
02:40	Never store the breastmilk in the door of a fridge
02:44	The lower the temperature of storage, the longer the storage time
02:49	Breast milk can be stored for up to 7 days in a fridge under clean conditions
02:56	It must be kept cold consistently
02:59	Remember, The more often the fridge door is opened, the more likely the temperature will rise
03:07	If the fridge temperature rises during storage time due to a power cut or other reasons - then the mother should use the breastmilk within 6 hours
03:19	If the breastmilk is not used within 6 hours, then she should throw it away
03:26	If the mother doesn’t have a fridge then - breast milk can be stored up to 6 hours in a safe, cold and dark place in the house
03:39	If the room is hot, she can store the breastmilk - Near an earthen pot filled with cold water Or in a vessel filled with cold water
03:51	Fresh breast milk contains infection-fighting factors
03:58	Therefore, it can stay unspoilt longer than cow's milk
04:03	Germs do not start growing in fresh breast milk for at least 6 hours - even in a hot climate, and outside the fridge
04:15	Another way to store breastmilk outside the fridge is - By using a cool bag or box with deep-frozen ice packs, changed every 24 hours
04:27	The milk must be protected from the ice packs or it may freeze
04:33	The cool bag can also be used to carry milk
04:38	If the breast milk is to be stored for longer than 7 days- Mother should freeze it as soon as possible after expressing
04:49	Milk which is frozen solid in the freezer of a fridge will be good for 2 weeks
04:56	Milk stored in a separate freezer will be good for 3 to 6 months
05:04	When this previously frozen breast milk is defrosted - by keeping it overnight on the lowest shelf of the fridge it should be used within 24 hours
05:17	And when it is defrosted outside the fridge, it should be used within 2 hours
05:25	In other tutorials, we have explained- How to make stored breastmilk ready for the baby to drink
05:32	And how to feed expressed breast milk to the baby
05:37	This brings us to the end of this tutorial . Thank you for joining

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