Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Premature Babies Premature Babies The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN Legislative Council Premature Babies The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (15:24): How many babies will benefit from this initiative? The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council Minister for Health and Wellbeing Premature Babies The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (15:24): Those details I am happy to take on notice, but it is somewhat unclear because at this stage—in the initial stages, the donations will not be taken from beyond the hospital. I am advised that only inpatients will have an opportunity to donate and this, of course, is a benefit for the mothers themselves. One of the nurses who I was speaking to at the hospital was talking about her conversation with a young mother who herself had a preterm baby, and how excited she was that the donations that she was now able to make would improve the opportunity for a preterm baby. The fact of the matter is, and I am not a medical practitioner or a scientist, but I was advised that the composition of human breastmilk is almost targeted for preterm babies. My understanding is that, even if it does go to community-based donations, donors won't be able to be more than 12 months from the birth of their child, because of the unique chemistry of the breastmilk. So this is a wonderful opportunity to give women who have the capacity to donate milk to support other young lives. Whether or not their child was a preterm baby or not, I think it is a win-win, and a great opportunity for South Australian preterm babies.