Bringing vital breastmilk to preemies under rocket fire Director of Human Milk Bank braves missiles to take donated breast milk to southern hospitals after crisis leads to rash of premature births. Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash On May 14, Dr. Sharron Bransburg-Zabari put on a protective vest and helmet to carry out her lifesaving mission in southern Israel. As director of the National Mother’s Milk Bank of Magen David Adom (MDA), Bransburg-Zabari took on the task of bringing donated breastmilk to newborns in hospitals throughout the South, which is under heavy rocket attack from Hamas in Gaza. MDA, Israel’s national organization for emergency pre-hospital medical care and blood services, explained that many women in the South gave birth prematurely due to the stress and tension of the missile fire.