Impact of Donor Human Milk in an Urban NICU Population [PDF]
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 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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Metabolomic Profile of Personalized Donor Human Milk. [PDF]
Molecules, 2020 Human milk could be considered an active and complex mixture of beneficial bacteria and bioactive compounds. Since pasteurization drastically reduces the microbial content, we recently demonstrated that pasteurized donor human milk (DHM) could be ...
Torrez Lamberti MF +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]
Matern Child Nutr, 2023 The use of donor human milk (DHM) where there is a shortfall of maternal milk can benefit both infant and maternal outcomes but DHM supply is not always assured.
Shenker NS +5 more
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The legislative framework of donor human milk and human milk banking in Europe. [PDF]
Matern Child Nutr, 2022 Data 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 its impact in relation ...
Klotz D +6 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]
International Breastfeeding Journal, 2022 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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The Effects of Thermal Pasteurisation, Freeze-Drying, and Gamma-Irradiation on the Antibacterial Properties of Donor Human Milk [PDF]
Foods, 2021 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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Exploring the barriers and facilitators to the acceptability of donor human milk in eastern Uganda – a qualitative study [PDF]
International Breastfeeding Journal, 2020 Background Human milk is the best nutrition for all infants. When the mother’s own milk is not available, the World Health Organization recommends the use of donated human milk and milk banking for neonates born prematurely or with medical problems ...
Sarah Magowan +4 more
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Recommendations for the establishment and operation of a donor human milk bank. [PDF]
Nutr Rev, 2023 In Europe, an increasing number of human milk banks (HMBs) collect donor human milk to feed preterm infants when their mother’s milk is not available or not enough.
Arslanoglu S +9 more
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Nutrient Composition of Donor Human Milk and Comparisons to Preterm Human Milk
The Journal of Nutrition, 2023 Amy Gates +4 more
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