Heidi de Marco, Multimedia Reporter and Producer, was a freelance video journalist and photographer specializing in work abroad, including a series of short-form videos about artisans in Guatemala supported by Novica and National Geographic. She was a managing editor for El Pueblo in Los Angeles prior to moving to India for a post-graduate program in at the International Center for Journalists. Heidi also studied Spanish-language broadcast journalism at UCLA.
Increasing numbers of women who produce more breast milk than they need are handing it over — or selling it — for others to use. Some states, including California and New York, regulate milk banks the way they do tissue banks, enforcing some safety standards.