The global status of human milk banking

K Israel‐Ballard, E LaRose… - Maternal & Child …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Human milk provides essential nutrition for infants and holds many health benefits for infants
and mothers. When a mother's own milk is not available for her infant, the World Health …

What is known about human milk bank donors around the world: a systematic scoping review

BG Dos Santos, MT Perrin - Public Health Nutrition, 2022 - cambridge.org
Objective: The WHO recommends that low birth weight infants receive donor human milk
(DHM) when mother's milk is not available. Systematic reviews have been published …

[HTML][HTML] Developing global guidance on human milk banking

MT Fang, E Chatzixiros… - Bulletin of the World …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Donor human milk is recommended by the World Health Organization both for its
advantageous nutritional and biological properties when mother's own milk is not available …

[HTML][HTML] “It was all taken away”: Lactation, embodiment, and resistance among mothers caring for their very-low-birth-weight infants in the neonatal intensive care unit

AEL Palmquist, SM Holdren, CD Fair - Social Science & Medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
The prevalence of infants born before 37 weeks of gestation continues to rise in the United
States. Advances in neonatology have led to improved survival rates among preterm infants …

Call to action for equitable access to human milk for vulnerable infants

K Israel-Ballard, J Cohen, K Mansen… - The Lancet Global …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Breastfeeding, which is an integral component of human reproduction, prevents the infant
mortality associated with alternative feeding methods owing to the unique nutritional and …

[PDF][PDF] Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding: the baby-friendly hospital initiative for small, sick and preterm newborns

World Health Organization - 2020 - apps.who.int
The first few hours and days of a newborn's life are a critical window for establishing
lactation and for providing mothers with the support they need to breastfeed successfully (1) …

Current trends in research on human milk exchange for infant feeding

AEL Palmquist, MT Perrin… - Journal of Human …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Breastfeeding is critical for the healthy growth and development of infants. A diverse range
of infant-feeding methods are used around the world today. Many methods involve feeding …

Racial disparities in donor human milk feedings: a study using electronic medical records

AEL Palmquist, IV Asiodu, C Tucker, KP Tully… - Health …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate differences in the use of pasteurized
donor human milk (PDHM) by maternal race–ethnicity during postpartum hospitalization …

Strengthening newborn nutrition through establishment of the first human milk bank in Vietnam

K Mansen, TT Nguyen, NQ Nguyen… - Journal of Human …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Reduction of newborn mortality through improved newborn care is a global
health priority. Each year, 15 million infants are born prematurely (Chawanpaiboon et al …

Comparison of breastfeeding and pumping experiences of milk bank donors in the United States and United Kingdom

B Gutierrez dos Santos, N Shenker, G Weaver… - Breastfeeding …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Background/Objective: As human milk banking services expand, information about lifestyle
characteristics and infant feeding experiences of milk bank donors is relatively limited. Our …