New alternatives to holder pasteurization in processing donor milk in human milk banks. [PDF]
Infectious and toxicological risks are the main potential hazards that operators of Human Milk Banks (HMBs) encounter and must eliminate. HMBs are trying to implement procedures that allow to manage and sanitize human milk without altering significantly ...
Moro GE +19 more
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Maintaining human milk bank services throughout the COVID‐19 pandemic: A global response [PDF]
If maternal milk is unavailable, the World Health Organization recommends that the first alternative should be pasteurised donor human milk (DHM). Human milk banks (HMBs) screen and recruit milk donors, and DHM principally feeds very low birth weight ...
Natalie Shenker +19 more
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The data and characteristics of the human milk banks in mainland China. [PDF]
BackgroundHuman milk banks (HMB) have been established for over 100 years in North America and Europe. This study aimed to describe and summarize the operation and characteristics of the HMBs in mainland China since the first nonprofit HMB operated in ...
Liu XH +11 more
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Growth of Very Preterm Infants in a Low-Resourced Rural Setting after Affiliation with a Human Milk Bank [PDF]
The extrauterine growth restriction (EUGR) of very preterm infants has been associated with long-term complications and neurodevelopmental problems. EUGR has been reported at higher rates in low resource settings.
Chia-Huei Chen +8 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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Feeding Practices in Very Preterm and Very Low Birth Weight Infants in an Area Where a Network of Human Milk Banks Is in Place. [PDF]
Background: Great variability in enteral feeding practices for very preterm (
Berti E +11 more
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Strategies for the Preservation, Restoration and Modulation of the Human Milk Microbiota. Implications for Human Milk Banks and Neonatal Intensive Care Units. [PDF]
Studies carried in the last years have revealed that human milk contains a site-specific microbiota and constitutes a source of potentially beneficial bacteria to the infant gut.
Fernández L +4 more
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Emergency response and preparedness among Polish human milk banks: a comparison of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Ukrainian refugee crisis [PDF]
IntroductionIn recent years, Poland has faced two major emergencies: the COVID-19 pandemic, a global-scale public health emergency in 2020, and the outbreak of a full-scale war in Ukraine, which forced over 9 million Ukrainians–mostly women and children ...
Małgorzata Gawrońska +6 more
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Vegan/vegetarian diet and human milk donation: An EMBA survey across European milk banks [PDF]
The nutritional adequacy of human milk (HM) from vegan/vegetarian mothers has been a matter of debate, and a variety of recommendations regarding the eligibility of these mothers as human milk donors exists.
Serena Gandino +12 more
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Human milk banks: a need for further evidence and guidance.
Tyebally Fang M +3 more
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