"Donor milk banking: Improving the future". A survey on the operation of the European donor human milk banks. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 BackgroundProvision of donor human milk is handled by established human milk banks that implement all required measures to ensure its safety and quality.
Eva Kontopodi +19 more
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The legislative framework of donor human milk and human milk banking in Europe [PDF]
Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie, 2021 International audienceData about the regulatory approaches to donor human milk (DHM) in European countries are lacking. The aim of this study is to describe the various regulations of DHM within European countries, to assess its legislative context and ...
Klotz, Daniel ; https://orcid.org/ +18 more
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High-Temperature Short-Time Pasteurization System for Donor Milk in a Human Milk Bank Setting
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Donor milk is the best alternative for the feeding of preterm newborns when mother's own milk is unavailable. For safety reasons, it is usually pasteurized by the Holder method (62.5°C for 30 min).
Diana Escuder-Vieco +8 more
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Impact of Donor Human Milk in an Urban NICU Population
Children, 2022 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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Donor and recipient safety in human milk banking
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2022 AIM: Australian Red Cross Lifeblood supplies pasteurised donor human milk (PDHM) to more than 30 partner hospitals across Australia. Preterm infants who receive PDHM are a highly vulnerable population but formal biovigilance programs are rare in human ...
Klein, LD +6 more
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Current and future use of donor human milk in hospitals: data from polish human milk banks [PDF]
International Breastfeeding JournalBackground Donor human milk (DHM) is the recommended alternative when a mother’s own milk is unavailable or insufficient, especially for preterm and ill infants.
Małgorzata Witkowska-Zimny +5 more
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Donor human milk: the influence of processing technologies on its nutritional and microbial composition [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionHuman 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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Analysis of the economic benefits and feasibility of the same-city delivery model for donor human milk (SCDM-DHM) [PDF]
International Breastfeeding JournalBackground When mother’s own milk (MOM) is insufficient, feeding very preterm infants with donor human milk (DHM) reduces the incidence of multiple severe complications and provides greater benefits than infant formula. Donor human milk (DHM) is obtained
Dingding Yin +11 more
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Equitable Donor Milk Access Blueprint [PDF]
, 2023 The Equitable Donor Milk Access Blueprint promotes equitable access to donor milk. Developed in collaboration with a diverse task force of clinicians, academic researchers, birth workers, and grassroots organizers, the purpose of this tool is to reduce ...
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Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine, 2021 At present, in the EU, there is a specific Legislation on Blood, Tissue and Cells (BTC), but there is a lack of regulation on Donor Human Milk and Human Milk Banks.
Enrico Bertino
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