The process by which women came to donate milk via online milk sharing networks was
explored via a questionnaire administered to 97 peer milk donors. Seventy-one respondents …

Aim Donor selection for milk banks is essential to ensure the safety and nutritional quality of
the donor milk, and to ensure that the prospective donor and her breastfeeding infant do not …

Background Over the past decade, where mother's own milk (MOM) is unavailable, the use
of donor human milk has become increasingly common in preterm and very low birth weight …

Background: The Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA) is a
nonprofit association that standardizes and facilitates the establishment and operation of …

In Europe, an increasing number of human milk banks (HMBs) collect donor human milk to
feed preterm infants when their mother's milk is not available or not enough. Moreover …

Human milk is the ideal form of nutrition for all infants. It is particularly important for preterm
infants, with the highest benefit seen in the smallest babies. The American Academy of …

Justification WHO and UNICEF state that the use of human milk from other sources should
be the first alternative when it is not possible for the mother to breastfeed. Human milk banks …

Objective: To estimate the prevalence and to analyze factors associated with breast milk
donation at primary health care units in order to increase the human milk bank reserves …

Human milk has the best impact on childhood survival. In Ghana, it is estimated that 43% of
women exclusively breastfeed for 0–5 months and only 42% of breastfeeding mothers …

Human milk banks systematically collect, pasteurize, store, and distribute donated breast
milk. In situations when a mother's own milk is insufficient or unavailable donor milk may be …