Initiation of Enteral Feeding with Mother's Own Milk or Donor Human Milk in Very Preterm Infants: Impact on Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Other Prematurity-Related Morbidities. [PDF]
Avila-Alvarez A +3 more
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Pasteurized and unpasteurized donor human milk. [PDF]
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]
AbstractDonor 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
europepmc +6 more sources
Clinical Impact of Supplementation with Pasteurized Donor Human Milk by High-Temperature Short-Time Method versus Holder Method in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants: A Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial. [PDF]
García-Lara NR +13 more
europepmc +3 more sources
Background WHO recommends donor milk as the next best choice if Mothers’ own milk (MOM) is unavailable. At our milk bank, during the COVID 19 pandemic, we observed a steep decline in the collection of donor milk, while Pasteurised Donor human milk (PDHM)
Maheshwar Bhasin +4 more
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“It’s more than milk, it’s mental health”: a case of online human milk sharing
Background Milk sharing is not a new concept and occurs today via regulated human milk banks and unregulated online milk sharing groups. Exploring and understanding how, and why, mothers use these peers to peer milk sharing groups, is a vehicle to ...
Amanda J. Wagg +2 more
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Human milk bank in a rural setup – A success story
Background: This article describes the experience of a rural human milk bank, with the problems faced in first 6 months including the coronavirus disease (COVID) crisis and interventions leading to success.
Bhavana Lakhkar +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on infant feeding in the context of COVID-19 uphold standing recommendations for breastfeeding, non-separation, and skin-to-skin contact, including the use of donor human milk when mother’s ...
Estrella Olonan-Jusi +10 more
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Mechanisms by which sialylated milk oligosaccharides impact bone biology in a gnotobiotic mouse model of infant undernutrition [PDF]
Undernutrition in children is a pressing global health problem, manifested in part by impaired linear growth (stunting). Current nutritional interventions have been largely ineffective in overcoming stunting, emphasizing the need to obtain better ...
Ahern, Philip P. +13 more
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Optimal distribution and utilization of donated human breast milk: a novel approach [PDF]
Background: The nutritional content of donated expressed breast milk (DEBM) is variable. Using DEBM to provide for the energy requirements of neonates is challenging.
Barnett, Debbie +6 more
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