About eighty mothers have so far pumped three litres of their breast milk for the bank in Guangzhou city, South China, since it first opened in late March for a trial period.
The Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Centre has spent over 500,000 RMB or 81,500 US dollars to facilitate the bank.
The bank has already provided breast milk to six babies, including prematurely born ones, and an 11-year-old child.
30-year-old Li Zhiai has donated her milk to the bank for her fourth time.
"Why do I come here and what motivates me? It's for the babies. Just for the babies. I learned about sick babies on TV and media reports and I feel pity for them. This is the main reason."
Chinese mothers have been closely guarding their infants' diet since chemical-tainted baby milk formula killed six children and sickened thou
