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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Pasteurized and unpasteurized donor human milk. [PDF]
Paediatr Child Health, 2020 Abstract It is universally accepted that human milk is the optimal, exclusive source of nutrition for infants 0 to 6 months of age, and may remain part of the healthy infant diet for the first 2 years of age and beyond. Despite advances in infant formulas, human milk provides a wide range of benefits, due in part to its bioactive matrix ...
Pound C, Unger S, Blair B.
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A systematic review of contaminants in donor human milk. [PDF]
Matern Child NutrAbstractDonor human milk (DHM) from a milk bank is the recommended feeding method for preterm infants when the mother's own milk (MOM) is not available. Despite this recommendation, information on the possible contamination of donor human milk and its impact on infant health outcomes is poorly characterised.
Thayagabalu S +8 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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PLoS ONE, 2023 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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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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Donor human milk practice in Indonesia: a media content analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionIntroductionDonor human milk (DHM) is recommended as the second-best alternative form of supplementation when a mother is unable to breastfeed directly.
Andini Pramono +2 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 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]
Nutrients, 2023 Tanaka M +5 more
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