Experiences of Women Who Donated Human Milk

Candelaria, Laura; Spatz, Diane L.; Giordano, Noreen

doi:10.1016/j.jogn.2017.12.007

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“…The second question about the reason of the donation is the altruism which is prevailing in 83,3% of answers. This datum is in line with the literature [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] and is a positive one even if we consider it together with the abundance of milk produced (23%), because it sheds light on mothers' sensitivity regarding pre-term babies; we should encourage them through information campaigns on this reality which is little known by the public opinion except for anecdotal cases that get into papers, media and on the Net.…”

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Questionnaire on the breastfeeding and the donation of 70 mothers\donors.

Quitadamo

Palumbo

Cianti

et al. 2020

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INTRODUCTION In feeding premature babies, the first choice is the fresh milk from mother and if this is not possible, the donated milk from the HMBs. The support to the donation of the human milk have proved to be an efficient method of promotion to the breastfeeding. OBJECT The aim is to know the motivations and the experience of the donation to draw lessons for the improvement of our activity about the promotion of breastfeeding and the donation of the milk. MATERIAL AND METHODS 70 donors have been recruited. The questionnaire includes 15 questions which relate to the breastfeeding and donation. It focuses on data concerning the possible factors which favor the breastfeeding linked to the donation and to the subjective description of the donation’s experience and of personal suggestions. RESULTS 67,7% of the interviewed women was made aware of the possibility to donate by the direct information from the HMB staff; for the 83,3% of donors there is an altruistic reason at the base of the donation. For the 24,14% it was the second or third experience. The length of the breastfeeding together with the donation exceeds about 2 months the time occurred for the other sons without donation. For 61,76% it was not demanding to donate the milk and for 75,86% the donation is considered a factor which favors the breastfeeding. Some donation’s experiences were very intense and captivating. CONCLUSIONS The conclusions were categorized into: input received, data sharing and key messages from which operational proposals arose.

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Questionnaire on the breastfeeding and the donation of 70 mothers\donors.

Quitadamo

Palumbo

Cianti

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“…The list of facilitators and barriers is presented in Tables 2 and 3, respectively. Among individual facilitators, ''having excess milk,'' 11,13,16,17,[20][21][22][23][24][25]27,28,36,37 ''hoping someone else will do the same for them if needed,'' 23,24,27 and ''a strong belief in the value of human milk'' 13,27 were the most frequently cited. In systemic facilitators, ''health staff and professionals'' 15,18,21,27,28,37 and ''education'' 21,25,26,30,33,34 were, respectively, the most important factors.…”

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“…Among individual facilitators, ''having excess milk,'' 11,13,16,17,[20][21][22][23][24][25]27,28,36,37 ''hoping someone else will do the same for them if needed,'' 23,24,27 and ''a strong belief in the value of human milk'' 13,27 were the most frequently cited. In systemic facilitators, ''health staff and professionals'' 15,18,21,27,28,37 and ''education'' 21,25,26,30,33,34 were, respectively, the most important factors. ''Altruism'' 17,[22][23][24]27,28,36,37 and ''helping others'' 13,14,[21][22][23][24]37 were among the major social facilitators of milk donation.…”

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Factors Influencing Donations to Human Milk Bank: A Systematic Review of Facilitators and Barriers

Doshmangir

Naghshi

Khabiri

2019

Breastfeeding Medicine

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Introduction: Mother's own milk has long been accepted as the best source of nutrition for the newborn. In those cases where mother's milk is not available, the best choice is the human milk provided by selected donors. Human milk banks are the most institutionalized method of milk sharing and play a vital role for neonates that cannot be breastfed. This study aims at systematically reviewing factors influencing donation to human milk banks. Materials and Methods: A systematic review of the literature was performed on authentic electronic resources, including PubMed, Scopus, Embase, ScienceDirect, and Web of Science with no time limitation. To increase the sensitivity and to find additional studies for systematic review, the reference list of the published studies was examined as well. Data extraction and quality appraisal were carried out by two independent reviewers. The study was qualitatively summarized to generate descriptive and explanatory themes that emerged from the literature. Results: From a total of 1,157 articles, 31 met the inclusion criteria in which 64 factors are extracted. From these, 26 factors act as barriers and 38 factors act as facilitators of milk donation. Having excess milk, altruism, and helping other babies are found to be the most important facilitators of milk donation, while the most important barriers are religious and cultural concerns. Conclusion: Developing practical strategies to attract milk donors are crucial for successfully establishing human milk banks. These include providing reliable information regarding the milk bank goals and functions and developing breastfeeding polices with regard to differences in countries' contexts and trying to resolve any uncertainties regarding milk donation, especially those arising for religious concerns.

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“…En el caso de las primeras, poseían un nivel más bajo de educación y una mayor proporción de desempleo que las donantes habituales. En ellas, la decisión para donar había estado determinada por la información entregada por un profesional de salud, factor que en este estudio se identifica como la segunda fuente de conocimiento del banco de leche, mostrando que el rol del personal de salud es clave para la promoción de los bancos de leche 24,27 .…”

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“…La experiencia de las mujeres donantes de leche materna, ha sido estudiada desde enfoques metodológicos tanto cualitativos y cuantitativos, al respecto existe consenso en que las motivaciones o razones que llevan a las mujeres a donar son principalmente el altruismo y el exceso de leche 25,26 . Este aspecto, es desarrollado con mayor profundidad en el estudio cualitativo realizado por Candelaria LM y cols, encontrando que la conciencia que tienen las mujeres en cuanto a los beneficios y al impacto que tiene sobre los recién nacidos la leche donada, es un importante factor en la decisión de donar 27 . Actitud similar es descrita incluso en mujeres que no han sido donantes, tal como expone Ibarra J y cols, en su estudio realizado en mujeres chilenas de la provincia de Arauco, en que la mayoría de ellas se manifestó dispuesta a donar su leche aludiendo como principal motivo el sentimiento altruista hacia los lactantes y recién nacidos prematuros que no pueden recibir leche de su propia madre.…”

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