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Donor Human Milk for Preterm Infants [PDF]

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

International 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, Sushma Nangia, Srishti Goel   +2 more
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Acceptability of donor breastmilk banking among health workers: a cross-sectional survey in Zimbabwean urban settings

International 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, Felistas Mugariri, Bhekimpilo Sithole, Steady Faith Mataga, Ruvimbo Danda, Tonderayi M. Matsungo, Charles C. Maponga   +6 more
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Bank for breast milk [PDF]

, 2019
The article presents the purpose and tasks of the human milk banks. A brief historical review of the establishment and the development of a network of human milk banks in Europe and Bulgaria has been made.
Rusinova, M; Human Milk Bank, Bulgaria, Borisova, C.; Human Milk Bank, Bulgaria   +1 more
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Inside human milk fortifiers: composition and clinical rationale

Journal 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, Elena Maggiora, Sonia Deantoni, Guido E. Moro, Enrico Bertino, Massimo Agosti   +5 more
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The Effect of Pasteurization on the Antioxidant Properties of Human Milk: A Literature Review

Antioxidants, 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, Eliza J. M. Ruhé, George L. Burchell, Chris H. P. van den Akker, Aniko Korosi, Johannes B. van Goudoever, Britt J. van Keulen   +6 more
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US State Policies for Medicaid Coverage of Donor Human Milk

, 2022
Donor human milk is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics for high-risk infants when mother’s own milk is absent or insufficient in quantity.
Kim, Jae H, Kim, Jae H., Miller, Emily R., Shah, Shetal I, Shah, Shetal L., Patel, Ravi M., Rose, Allison T., Eden, Claire, Butler, Margaret, Rose, Allison T, Miller, Emily R, Patel, Ravi M   +11 more
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ORGANIZING THE WORK OF THE DONOR BREAST MILK BANK AT THE LVIV PERINATAL CENTER IS AN EXPERIENCE THAT MOTIVATES FURTHER DEVELOPMENT

Неонатологія, 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, М. Кісельова, О. Шлемкевич, Н. Вереснюк, Г. Коваленко   +4 more
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Addressing milk kinship in milk banking: experience from Singapore's first donor human milk bank

, 2023
The KK Human Milk Bank (KKHMB), the first and only human milk bank in Singapore, was established in August 2017 to provide safe pasteurised donor human milk (PDHM) to vulnerable preterm and sick infants with insufficient own mother’s milk, as the use of ...
Chua, Mei Chien, Wong, Anng Anng, Ong, Chengsi, Jayagobi, Pooja Agarwal, Pang, Cynthia Pui Chan, Wong, Siew Tin   +5 more
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Knowledge and Attitude of Nurses Working in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on the Use of Human Donor Milk

Journal of Client-centered Nursing Care, 2020
Background: Donor milk is a newly emerging phenomenon in Iran and its banks are currently operating at a limited level. Nurses’ knowledge and attitudes toward this issue play a key role in the adoption of human donor milk by families. This study aimed to
Mahnaz Shoghi, Shiva Nazarshodeh, Leili Borimnejad   +2 more
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