Background Expressed breastmilk may be contaminated by viruses and bacteria, or lose
nutritional value due to maternal transmission, storage, or handling. Babies may also …

Background Sick newborns in neonatal units who are unable to breastfeed are fed
expressed breast milk. In Sri Lanka, most mothers stay in hospital throughout baby's stay to …

With the increasing use of human milk and growing evidence of the benefits of mother's milk
for preterm and ill newborns, guidelines to ensure its quality and safety are an important part …

Objective Positive effects of breast milk feeding for preterm newborns have been
demonstrated but bacterial contamination of mechanically expressed breast milk may cause …

Objective: This review collates the published reports that focus on microbial and viral
illnesses that can be transmitted by breast milk, donor milk and powdered infant formula …

Storage of human breast milk by freezing or refrigeration of milk with and without heating
have been recommended. This can hardly be avoided because of the social circumstances …

Introduction Breast milk expression with a breast pump increases the risk of contaminating
milk with pathogenic bacteria; how to decontaminate breast pumps is controversial. The aim …

Breast milk is a body fluid capable of transmitting blood-borne pathogens when ingested.
High-risk infants are frequently fed mother's expressed breast milk and may be at risk if they …

The purpose of this study was to determine if preexpression breast cleansing reduced the
bacterial count in expressed breast milk. The study involved the collection of 178 breast milk …

A mother's expressed breast milk (MEBM) is overall the best feed for her preterm baby
during the neonatal period, and is associated with improved short-term and long-term …