"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.
Kontopodi E +19 more
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Recommendations for the Establishment and Operation of Human Milk Banks in Europe: A Consensus Statement From the European Milk Bank Association (EMBA). [PDF]
Front Pediatr, 2019 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 ...
Weaver G +12 more
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Human milk banks in the response to COVID-19: a statement of the regional human milk bank network for Southeast Asia and beyond. [PDF]
Int Breastfeed J, 2021 Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on infant feeding in the context of COVID-19 uphold standing recommendations for breastfeeding, non-separation, and skin-to-skin contact, including the use of donor human milk when mother’s ...
Olonan-Jusi E +10 more
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The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on North American milk banks. [PDF]
Matern Child Nutr, 2021 This study aims to understand the impact of the Covid‐19 pandemic on human milk banking services in North America, with a focus on the United States. We triangulated questionnaire data with interviews and text‐based website data.
Cohen M, Cassidy T.
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Role of human milk banks amid COVID 19: perspective from a milk bank in India. [PDF]
Int Breastfeed J, 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 ...
Bhasin M, Nangia S, Goel S.
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The trend of services provided by human milk banks between 2010 and 2019 in Brazil. [PDF]
J Pediatr (Rio J), 2022 Objective: To describe the trend of participation in group and individual support by human milk banks (HMBs) provided between 2010 and 2019 in Brazil. Methods: Ecological study with data from participation in group and individual support provided by the ...
Carrijo DN +3 more
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Factors That Influence the Sustainability of Human Milk Donation to Milk Banks: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
Nutrients, 2022 Donor human milk is the recommended alternative for feeding preterm or low birth weight infants when the mother’s own milk is unavailable or not in sufficient quantity.
Kaech C +4 more
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Comparative analyses of holder pasteurization vs. HTST pasteurization for donor milk: a cost-minimization study applicable to human milk banks. [PDF]
Int Breastfeed J, 2023 Background High-temperature short-time (HTST) pasteurization (72–75 °C, 15 s) is an alternative treatment to traditional Holder pasteurization (HoP) (62ºC, 30 min) for donor milk.
Escuder Vieco D +5 more
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Challenges in implementation of mother milk banks in Rajasthan: A situational analysis. [PDF]
J Mother Child, 2022 Background Breastmilk is the baby’s “first vaccine”. Donated human milk (DHM) is the next best alternative when a mother’s milk is not available, as recommended by WHO- UNICEF.
Mantri N +5 more
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Women, 2022 Human donor milk from established milk banks is the safest alternative to mother’s own milk. The current study examined US mothers’ perceptions of human milk banks as a response to the ongoing infant formula shortage in the United States.
Frederica Jackson, Cecilia Obeng
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