Human Milk Banking

Haiden, Nadja; Ziegler, Ekhard E.

doi:10.1159/000452821

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“…It is also documented that health professionals play an impor- This study revealed that informal milk sharing is done in some communities, although it is not a common practice. History of human milk banking indicates that establishment of HMBs was actually preceded by practices such as wet nursing and informal milk sharing (Haiden & Ziegler, 2017). That donation of breast milk is happening in some communities although informally, and hence not a totally new idea, could strengthen the HMB advocacy messages.…”

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Perceptions on donated human milk and human milk banking in Nairobi, Kenya

Kimani-Murage

Wanjohi

Kamande

et al. 2019

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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Donor human milk (DHM) is recomended as the best alternative when use of mothers' own milk is not a feasible option. Kenya has not yet established human milk banks (HMBs) for provision of safe DHM, which is free from any physical, chemical, microbiological contaminants or pathogens. This study aimed to establish the perceptions on donating and using DHM, and establishing HMBs in Kenya. Qualitative data were collected through 17 focus group discussions, 29 key informant interviews, and 25 in‐depth interviews, with women of childbearing age, community members, health workers, and policy makers. Quantitative interviews were conducted with 868 mothers of children younger than 3 years. Descriptive analysis of quantitative data was performed in STATA software, whereas qualitative interviews were coded using NVIVO and analysed thematically. Majority of them had a positive attitude towards donating breast milk to a HMB (80%) and feeding children on DHM (87%). At a personal level, participants were more willing to donate their milk to HMBs (78%) than using DHM for their own children (59%). The main concerns on donation and use of DHM were personal dislikes, fear of transmission of diseases including HIV, and hygiene concerns. Ensuring safety of DHM was considered important in enhancing acceptability of DHM and successful establishment of the HMBs. When establishing HMBs, Kenya must take into consideration communication strategies to address the main concerns raised regarding the quality and safety of the DHM. The findings will contribute to the development of HMB guidelines in Kenya and other African contexts.

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Perceptions on donated human milk and human milk banking in Nairobi, Kenya

Kimani-Murage

Wanjohi

Kamande

et al. 2019

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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“…Schanler et al [36] did not find an effect on NEC in their blinded randomized controlled trial, but the most recent blinded randomized controlled trial did find a significant association between donor milk and the incidence of NEC [37]. These developments, the cost-effectiveness of human donor milk [38], and the potential benefits in the long term will probably lead to a policy where the use of preterm formula will only be limited to those infants of whom the parents do not want to use donor milk [39][40][41]. New techniques of pasteurization will increase the effectiveness of donor milk [42].…”

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confidence: 98%

Nutrition for Preterm Infants: 75 Years of History

Goudoever

2018

Ann Nutr Metab

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As technology has advanced, survival rates of preterm infants have improved dramatically. Human milk was the primary source of enteral nutrition during the early days of neonatology, but the HIV/AIDS epidemic resulted in an increased use of preterm formula. More recently, the benefits of human milk were rediscovered, resulting in increased use of donor human milk as well. The awareness that human milk does not contain the amounts of nutrients to meet the high requirements of infants born premature resulted in the development of human milk fortifiers. The development of these fortifiers is still ongoing, as are alternative methods of pasteurization of donor milk. Those initiatives will increase the use of human milk with consequently short- and long-term benefits for preterm infants.

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“…The practices to support the donation of human milk are now included among those proven to be effective for the protection and promotion of breastfeeding [15][16][17][18]. It is widely demonstrated that the two things enhance each other and contribute to the improvement in a synergistic way of child health and survival, precisely through the exclusive feeding of all newborns, even the most vulnerable, with human milk [9][10].…”

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

Quitadamo

Palumbo

Cianti

et al. 2020

Preprint

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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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Human Milk Banking

Cited by 127 publications

References 40 publications

Perceptions on donated human milk and human milk banking in Nairobi, Kenya

Perceptions on donated human milk and human milk banking in Nairobi, Kenya

Nutrition for Preterm Infants: 75 Years of History

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

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