Recommendations for the Establishment and Operation of Human Milk Banks in Europe: A Consensus Statement From the European Milk Bank Association (EMBA) [PDF]
Objectives: To develop recommendations from the European Milk Bank Association (EMBA) for the establishment and operation of human milk banks (HMB) in Europe.Method: A working group comprising members of the EMBA was convened in 2015 to develop Europe ...
Gillian Weaver+14 more
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Characteristics of the First Human Milk Bank in Taiwan
The benefits of feeding human milk to infants, even in prematurity, have been well documented. Well-organized donor milk processing has made the milk bank a good source of nutrition for premature or sick infants if their own mother's milk is not ...
Fang-Yuan Chang+3 more
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Operation Status of the Mutual Aid Human Milk Bank for Preterm Infants and Data Analysis [PDF]
Hua Wang,1 Xiao-Li Hu,2 Qiu-Fang Li,3 Jie Zhou,1 Ming-Yuan Wu1 1Department of NICU, Women’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Obstetrics, Women’s Hospital, Zhejiang University ...
Wang H, Hu XL, Li QF, Zhou J, Wu MY
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HUMAN MILK BANK: THE BREASTFEEDING COUNSELING AND THE DURATION OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING [PDF]
Objective: To identify which sociodemographic factors are associated with early weaning and compare the duration of exclusive breast feeding between mothers which received counseling about maternal feeding and mothers which was not guided for these ...
Maria Cláudia Diniz Figueiredo+4 more
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Operation Status of the Mutual Aid Human Milk Bank for Preterm Infants and Data Analysis [Response to Letter]. [PDF]
Wang H, Hu XL, Li QF, Zhou J, Wu MY.
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Macronutrient variability in human milk from donors to a milk bank: Implications for feeding preterm infants [PDF]
Background and objective: The composition of human milk varies widely and impacts the ability to meet nutrient requirements for preterm infants. The purpose of this study is to use a large dataset of milk composition from donors to a milk bank to: (1 ...
Ashley John+5 more
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Quality management in Human Milk Banks: a scope review [PDF]
Objectives: to identify the main quality management interventions used by professionals working at Human Milk Banks. Methods: a scope review conducted at PubMed, VHL, Scopus, SciELO, CAPES thesis and Google Scholar databases.
Rosana Rodrigues Figueira Fogliano+4 more
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Growth of Very Preterm Infants in a Low-Resourced Rural Setting after Affiliation with a Human Milk Bank. [PDF]
Chen CH+8 more
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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 global status of human milk banking
Human milk provides essential nutrition for infants and holds many health benefits for infants and mothers. When a mother's own milk is not available for her infant, the World Health Organization recommends feeding donor human milk (DHM) from a human ...
Kiersten Israel‐Ballard+2 more
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