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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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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The Effects of Thermal Pasteurisation, Freeze-Drying, and Gamma-Irradiation on the Antibacterial Properties of Donor Human Milk [PDF]
The most common pasteurisation method used by human milk banks is Holder pasteurisation. This involves thermal processing, which can denature important proteins and can potentially reduce the natural antimicrobial properties found in human milk.
Katherine Blackshaw +6 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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Analysis of the economic benefits and feasibility of the same-city delivery model for donor human milk (SCDM-DHM) [PDF]
Background 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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Ultraviolet-C Treatment Better Preserves the Proteomic Profile of Donor Human Milk than Holder Pasteurization. [PDF]
Kim BJ, Ryan MB, Dallas DC.
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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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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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Effects of Donor Human Milk and Formula Supplementation on Bone Metabolism and Clinical Outcomes in Preterm Infants Receiving Mother's Own Milk. [PDF]
Herzlich J +5 more
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Osmolality of donor human milk rises dramatically within minutes of fortification with varied degrees depending on the fortifier used. [PDF]
Tang Q, Yin D, Jin Z, Zhang L, Zhou P.
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