A report on operating a nationwide human milk bank in Korea [PDF]
Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2010 Purpose : A human milk bank collects, processes, eliminates, and stores breast milk from donors and provides breast milk to those in need. The authors hereby present the experiences and the objective lessons obtained through operating a nationwide human ...
Kang Hoon Song +6 more
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Detection of Clostridium perfringens in donor milk at a human breast milk bank: a case report. [PDF]
BMC Infect Dis, 2023 Background The breast milk bank is a professional organization that collects donor human milk (DHM) for special medical needs by recruiting qualified breast milk donors.
Liu K, Liu Z, Chen X, Wang R, Wang D.
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Recommendations for the establishment and operation of a donor human milk bank. [PDF]
Nutr Rev, 2023 In Europe, an increasing number of human milk banks (HMBs) collect donor human milk to feed preterm infants when their mother’s milk is not available or not enough.
Arslanoglu S +9 more
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Bacillus Cereus prevalence in human milk donations in a North Italy human milk bank [PDF]
Eur J Public Health, 2023 Background The importance of human milk in infants’ diets is well-known in the medical community. Unfortunately, breastfeeding isn't always possible for various reasons, human milk donation represents the main solution to this problem.
M. E. Abdul +9 more
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Characteristics and factors influencing the volume of breastmilk donated by women to the first human milk bank in Vietnam [PDF]
Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2023 BackgroundDonor human milk (DHM) is essential to the operation of human milk banks (HMB). This study examined characteristics and factors associated with higher volumes of DHM donation at the first HMB in Vietnam.MethodData from an online HMB monitoring ...
Hoang Thi Tran +6 more
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Eight-year operation status and data analysis of the first human milk bank in East China. [PDF]
Int Breastfeed J, 2022 Background Human milk banks (HMBs) are essential facilities for the selection, collection, testing, transportation,storage, and distribution of DHM for special medical needs.
Xiaoshan H +6 more
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Cost of operating a human milk bank in the UK: a microcosting analysis. [PDF]
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal EdObjective Globally, demand for donor human milk (DHM) is increasing with WHO guidelines recommending DHM as the first line nutrition for premature infants in the absence or shortfall of maternal milk.
Mistry H, Weaver G, Shenker N.
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Disparities in being able to donate human milk impacts upon maternal wellbeing: Lessons for scaling up milk bank service provision. [PDF]
Matern Child NutrReceiving donor human milk for a baby can have a protective effect upon parental wellbeing. A growing body of research also finds that being able to donate milk to a milk bank, particularly after infant loss, can also boost maternal wellbeing through ...
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Microbiological Quality of Milk Donated to the Regional Human Milk Bank in Warsaw in the First Four Years of Activity. [PDF]
Healthcare (Basel), 2022 As the survival rate for preterm infants increases, more emphasis is placed on improving health-related quality of life through optimal nutritional management.
Strom K +5 more
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Wet Nurse or Milk Bank? Evolution in the Model of Human Lactation: New Challenges for the Islamic Population. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 (1) Introduction: The establishment of milk banks in the Islamic world as well as donation to Islamic families in Western countries remains a challenge in the context of human lactation.
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