Impact of Donor Human Milk in an Urban NICU Population [PDF]
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the use of donor human milk in infants when mother’s own milk is not available. Our objective was to analyze whether the use of donor human milk in preterm, very-low-birth-weight (VLBW,
Ahreen Allana +3 more
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Human milk bank services and Islamic milk kinship: pathways and processes for ensuring respect for religious law and tradition in the provision of donor human milk for small vulnerable newborns [PDF]
Islam provides strong support for infants to be breastfed, including for wet nursing where mothers are unable to breastfeed. Amongst those infants who may be in need of breastmilk from another woman are small vulnerable newborns.
Karleen D. Gribble +7 more
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A Decision Tree for Donor Human Milk: An Example Tool to Protect, Promote, and Support Breastfeeding [PDF]
Despite decades of breastfeeding promotion, exclusive breastfeeding rates for the first 6 months of life remain low: around 40% globally. Infants that are admitted to a neonatal ward are even less likely to be exclusively breastfed.
Shelley Brandstetter +13 more
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Using donor human milk to feed vulnerable term infants: a case series in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa [PDF]
Background Donor human milk is the World Health Organization’s recommendation for infant feeding when the mother’s own breast milk is unavailable. Breast milk has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality and in low birthweight infants, donor milk ...
Penelope Reimers +3 more
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IntroductionMother's own milk is the best nutrition for every newborn and especially for vulnerable infants such as preterm infants with a very low birth weight below 1,500 grams (VLBW).
Nadine Scholten +11 more
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How much does a liter of donor human milk cost? Cost analysis of operating a human milk bank in Italy [PDF]
Background To date, 40 Human Milk Banks (HMB) have been established in Italy; however, recent cost analysis data for operating an HMB in Italy are not available in the literature. Methods This study was a cross-sectional study performed at “Bambino Gesù”
Guglielmo Salvatori +8 more
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Donor human milk: the influence of processing technologies on its nutritional and microbial composition [PDF]
Human milk is regarded as the gold standard nutrition for newborn infants, providing all nutrients required for adequate growth and development from birth to 6 months.
Ruth Conboy-Stephenson +7 more
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Protein and Immune Component Content of Donor Human Milk in Japan: Variation with Gestational and Postpartum Age. [PDF]
Tanaka M +5 more
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Understanding the current and future usage of donor human milk in hospitals: An online survey of UK neonatal units. [PDF]
Shenker NS +5 more
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Donate or Not to Donate-Willingness to Donate and Accept Donor Human Milk. [PDF]
Lahav Y, Harison E.
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