"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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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 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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Insulin, Testosterone, and Albumin in Term and Preterm Breast Milk, Donor Milk, and Infant Formula [PDF]
Nutrients, 2023 Background: Infants have three options for feeding: their own mother’s breast milk, donor milk, or infant formula. Insulin, testosterone, total protein, and albumin levels were measured in breast milk samples from the first 6 months of lactation ...
Reka A Vass +2 more
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High-Temperature Short-Time Pasteurization System for Donor Milk in a Human Milk Bank Setting
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Donor milk is the best alternative for the feeding of preterm newborns when mother's own milk is unavailable. For safety reasons, it is usually pasteurized by the Holder method (62.5°C for 30 min).
Diana Escuder-Vieco +8 more
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Attitudes towards Donor Breast Milk in an Inner City Population
International Journal of Pediatrics, 2019 Objective. The purpose of our study was to identify attitudes towards donor breast milk in our population and identify barriers to its acceptance. Methods. The study sample was comprised of a convenience sample of 174 postpartum women.
Abhinav Pal +3 more
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Impact of Donor Human Milk in an Urban NICU Population
Children, 2022 The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the use of donor human milk in infants when mother’s own milk is not available. Our objective was to analyze whether the use of donor human milk in preterm, very-low-birth-weight (VLBW,
Ahreen Allana +3 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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Review shows that donor milk does not promote the growth and development of preterm infants as well as maternal milk [PDF]
Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, 2019 Aim: This nonsystematic review examined differences in the composition of raw maternal breastmilk and pasteurised donor milk and possible health effects on preterm infants. Methods: We searched PubMed up to July 2018 for studies published in English that
Anna-Lena Hard +2 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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