"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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The Use of Saliva Samples to Test for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection in Newborns: Examination of False-Positive Samples Associated with Donor Milk Use [PDF]
International Journal of Neonatal Screening, 2023 A universal screening research study was conducted in six hospitals to identify the clinical sensitivity of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing on newborn dried blood spots (DBSs) versus saliva specimens for the diagnosis of congenital ...
Whitney Wunderlich +5 more
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Milk microbiome transplantation: recolonizing donor milk with mother's own milk microbiota. [PDF]
Appl Microbiol BiotechnolAbstract Donor human milk (DHM) provides myriad nutritional and immunological benefits for preterm and low birthweight infants. However, pasteurization leaves DHM devoid of potentially beneficial milk microbiota. In the present study, we performed milk microbiome transplantation from freshly collected mother’s own milk (MOM ...
Stinson LF +5 more
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Feasibility and safety of setting up a donor breastmilk bank in a neonatal prem unit in a resource limited setting: An observational, longitudinal cohort study [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2011 Background The beneficial effects of human milk on decreasing rates of paediatric infections such as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and sepsis have been clearly demonstrated. Donor breastmilk has been encouraged as the milk of choice when a mother's own
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Donor milk intake and infant growth in a South African neonatal unit: a cohort study [PDF]
International Breastfeeding Journal, 2018 Background Implications of donor milk feedings on infant growth in resource limited settings remain uncertain. This knowledge gap includes the impact of donor milk availability on infant intake of mother’s own milk. Therefore, this investigation aimed to
Hayley Sparks +3 more
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Improving the composition of donor milk using machine learning and optimisation techniques. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackground and aimsThe macronutrient composition of donor human milk (DHM) can vary substantially due to several factors such as maternal age, diet, and lactation duration.
Jacqueline Muts +7 more
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Breast Milk for Term and Preterm Infants-Own Mother's Milk or Donor Milk? [PDF]
Nutrients, 2021 Hormones are important biological regulators, controlling development and physiological processes throughout life. We investigated pituitary hormones such as follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), prolactin (PRL) and total protein levels during the first 6 months of lactation.
Vass RA +7 more
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Donor Experience and Satisfaction: A Cross‐Sectional Survey of Australian Milk Donors [PDF]
Maternal and Child NutritionPasteurised donor human milk is a vital resource for vulnerable preterm infants. As demand continues to grow, the sustainability of milk banking services relies not only on recruiting donors but also on fostering positive donor experiences.
Claire Newman +5 more
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International Breastfeeding Journal, 2022 Background Donor human milk is the best alternative for preterm infants when their mother’s own milk is insufficient or unavailable. The development of human milk banks in China started late, and in most of these banks, the amount of donor human milk is ...
Haixia Tu +5 more
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International Breastfeeding Journal, 2022 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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