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

Abstract

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.

Monitoring the Use of Human Milk, the Ideal Food for Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants—A Narrative Review

“…For example, preterm babies < 28 weeks GA had a 2.9 times greater risk of exclusive breastfeeding failure [53]. In our previous publication [86] focused on the amount of donated milk, the data analysis revealed that the maternal age, profession of the donors, and birth weight of their children had a statistically significant impact on the Donor Milk (DM) volume, while the gestational age of the donors' children influenced the milk donation volume; however, this lacked statistical validity.…”

“…Research also reports that mothers with insufficient breastfeeding in the NICU experience many more breastfeeding-related challenges after discharge [110][111][112]. For this reason, all methods that have proven their effectiveness in promoting breastfeeding initiation in the NICU should be recognized, enhanced and standardized [86,113].…”

“…Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have shown that the KMC certainly has positive effects on growth and breastfeeding rates in VLBW [86,114] infants. Therefore, KMC for preterm and low-birth-weight infants must be systematically promoted and supported by all health facilities that welcome them.…”