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Exploring the barriers and facilitators to the acceptability of donor human milk in eastern Uganda – a qualitative study

open access: yesInternational 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
doaj   +1 more source

Using donor human milk to feed vulnerable term infants: a case series in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

open access: yesInternational Breastfeeding Journal, 2018
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
doaj   +1 more source

Acceptability of donor breastmilk banking among health workers: a cross-sectional survey in Zimbabwean urban settings

open access: yesInternational Breastfeeding Journal, 2020
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that donor human milk is superior to artificial infant formula in situations where the baby cannot feed on the mother’s breastmilk.
Dexter T. Chagwena   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Growth in VLBW infants fed predominantly fortified maternal and donor human milk diets: a retrospective cohort study

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics, 2012
Background To determine the effect of human milk, maternal and donor, on in-hospital growth of very low birthweight (VLBW) infants. We performed a retrospective cohort study comparing in-hospital growth in VLBW infants by proportion of human milk diet ...
Colaizy Tarah T   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Role of human milk banks amid COVID 19: perspective from a milk bank in India

open access: yesInternational Breastfeeding Journal, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the operation of donor human milk banks in various countries such as China, Italy and India. It is understandable that this impact on operations of donor human milk might hamper the capability of ...
Maheshwar Bhasin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Effect of Pasteurization on the Antioxidant Properties of Human Milk: A Literature Review

open access: yesAntioxidants, 2021
High rates of oxidative stress are common in preterm born infants and have short- and long-term consequences. The antioxidant properties of human milk limits the consequences of excessive oxidative damage.
Hannah G. Juncker   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Donor Human Milk for Preterm Infants [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Perinatology, 2001
As survival rates for preterm infants improve, more attention is being focused on improving the quality of survival through optimal nutritional management. The benefits of human milk for term infants are well recognized, with current research suggesting that human milk may especially benefit the preterm infant.
openaire   +2 more sources

Inside human milk fortifiers: composition and clinical rationale

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine
Human milk (HM) represents the gold standard for infant’s nutrition, including preterm and very low birth weight (VLBW) infants, owing to its well-documented benefits in reducing neonatal morbidity and supporting long-term neurodevelopmental and ...
Giulia Maiocco   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

How much does a liter of donor human milk cost? Cost analysis of operating a human milk bank in Italy

open access: yesInternational 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
doaj   +1 more source

ORGANIZING THE WORK OF THE DONOR BREAST MILK BANK AT THE LVIV PERINATAL CENTER IS AN EXPERIENCE THAT MOTIVATES FURTHER DEVELOPMENT

open access: yesНеонатологія, хірургія та перинатальна медицина
Human milk is considered the primary source of nutrition for breastfed infants and is justifiably regarded as the “gold standard.” Errors in feeding breastfed infants negatively affect not only the child’s physical health but also their functional ...
М. Малачинська   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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