I would for sure, even if my baby wasn't premie. If I could afford it & had access to it then I would use it for a s long as i could. I would also donate if I could, just need for a Milk bank to open in NSW!. I believe the screening process would be just as strict as that for blood. The milk would not always be from the same person I don't think as I am pretty sure the milk is pasturised (sp?) and would say any milk donations would all be done together once it has been checked for any health issues.

Fletch - I can totally understand what your saying about another person bodily fluids but formula is a completly different species! I wonder if you would feel the same way if you could get a "powdered" form of human breastmilk, jsut like you get formula. I am not having a go at you here, so please don't take it that way, just find in interesting & got me thinking if people who had the same thoughts on using milk banks as you could get BM in a powdered form, would they still feel the same way?

Sherie - Thats a good point about having access to the milk. I wonder if all hospitals should keep it in stock, just like donor blood. At least enough stock to use while baby is in hospital & only for your premies KWIM.
But at the end of the day you need to do what is going to keep your baby alive & well. Sure BM is the best thing for that, but no one would shoot you for not using a milk bank as an option if actually getting to one was not an option KWIM.