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Tag Archives: donor milk
Processing human milk to increase nutrient density for preterm infants
Human milk is the optimal food for newborns. Choices to feed preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units are mother’s milk, donor milk, or formula. Preterm infants have better tolerance for human milk, but the lower caloric density of donor … Continue reading
Response of UK milk banks to ensure the safety and supply of donor human milk in the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
The COVID-19 pandemic is presenting several challenges to human milk banks and has highlighted a number of vulnerabilities in service provision that have been long known by those who work in the sector. In recent weeks, milk banks across the … Continue reading
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International perspectives concerning donor milk banking during the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic
This article looks at the risks of Covid19 transmission through human milk. Abstract available in Journal of Human Lactation, April 15 2020(subscription and log in required to see the full article)
A Descriptive Study of the Attitudes, Perceptions, and Experiences of Human Milk Donation
The use of pasteurized human donor milk has increased in recent years due to health benefits and rising number of infants who need pasteurized human donor milk. Little is known about milk donors’ experiences or what contributes to their motivation … Continue reading
Hearts Milk Bank: developing the ‘bank with a difference’
The recently established Hearts Milk Bank has recruited over 150 human milk donors in the first 10 months of operation and currently supplies screened and processed donor human milk to 20 NHS neonatal and paediatric units that had previously struggled … Continue reading
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