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Serena Williams donates her breast milk in New York

Imagine this: Your newborn in New York might have received a power boost from none other than Serena Williams’ donated breast milk. The tennis legend, who welcomed her second daughter Adira River Ohanian in August, recently made a heartwarming gesture by donating her surplus breast milk during a visit to New York.

Serena Williams
Serena Williams

While in the city, Serena found herself with excess breast milk and made the thoughtful decision not to transport it home but rather to give it to infants whose mothers are unable to produce milk themselves.

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The 23-time Grand Slam champion explained on Instagram:

On a recent trip to NY I had leftover breast milk.