Mothers’ Knowledge of and Attitudes toward Human Milk Banking in South Australia

Abstract

Study participants would welcome having access to a human milk bank for both donating and receiving milk in South Australia.

Mothers’ views of milk banking: sample of İzmir

“…Gürol et al (9) reported that 90.6% of mothers had not heard of milk banking before. In a study conducted by Mckenzie et al (10), it was shown that a part of the participants had never heard of milk banking or knew that a milk bank was present where they lived, but did not know the operation properties of this bank (transfer of milk, sterilization etc.) and paralleled milk donation to blood donation.…”

“…Probably because of concern of marriages between milk siblings that is forbidden in Islamic religion (9,18,20,21). In the majority of the studies, milk banking is not found suitable because of the risk of transmission of diseases, problems arising from collection, processing and distribution of milk in the milk bank, concern that milk is not seperated in accordance with the characteristics of the newborn and the thought that it may create an infection risk especially for preterm babies (4,10,22,23).…”

“…Especially in newborns who are preterm and who have other risks, feeding with donor milk is an efficient method for prevention of infectious diseases, and feeding tolerance, and cognitive functions and for other long-term health benefits (8,9). Studies have shown that use of donor breastmilk provides cost-efficiency in decreasing the problems of necrotizing enterocolitis, late onset sepsis and food intolerance and in shortening the discharge time (10,11).…”

Milk Donation Awareness of Parents, Health Workers and Lactation Consultants: Survey Findings

“…В то же время исследование, проведенное в южной Австралии, в которой также нет банков донорского молока, показало единодушно положительное отношение кормя-щих женщин к потенциальному донорству, а среди женщин, родивших больного или недоношенного ребенка, было выявлено позитивное отношение к получению донорского молока из банка при условии уверенности женщины в его безопасности и полезности для ребенка [10].…”

Saglik Personelinin Anne Sutu Bankalarina Iliskin Bilgi ve Goruslerinin Belirlenmesine Yonelik Cok Merkezli Bir Calisma

“…Çalışmalarda banka sütü ile beslenen bebeklerde nekrotizan enterokolit, geç başlangıçlı sepsis, gıda intoleransı görülme oranının düşük olduğu ve taburculuk süresinin kısaldığı saptanmıştır. Bu nedenle süt bankaları aile ve sağlık sistemine maliyet etkinlik sağladığına da dikkat çekilmektedir (14,20). Buna karşın Türkiye'de hem sosyal, hem dini engeller hem de sağlık personelinin de bu konuda yeterince bilgi sahibi olmaması gibi nedenlerden dolayı anne sütü bankası yoktur (18,21,22).…”