Abstract Pasteurization, performed at 62.5 C for 30 minutes (holder pasteurization), is
currently recommended in all international human milk banks guidelines, but it affects some …

Background: A mother's own milk (MOM) is the gold standard for the feeding and nutrition of
preterm and full term infants. When MOM is not available or there is not enough, donor …

Donor human milk (DHM) in human milk banks (HMB) is routinely subjected to heat
treatment to ensure microbiological security, most guidelines recommending a temperature …

When there is an inadequate supply of mother's milk, pasteurized donor human milk is
preferred over formula to supplement feeds for preterm infants. Although providing donor …

Human milk not only contains all nutritional elements that an infant requires, but is also the
source of components whose regulatory role was confirmed by demonstrating health-related …

Background: Human milk banks have a pivotal role in provide optimal food for those infants
who are not fully breastfeed, by allowing human milk from donors to be collected, processed …

Breastfeeding and human milk are widely recognized as optimal for human infants.
However, if donor milk is used when mother's own milk is not available, some questions …

Donor milk is the best alternative for the feeding of preterm newborns when mother's own
milk is unavailable. For safety reasons, it is usually pasteurized by the Holder method (62.5° …

Objective: When own mother's milk falls short, pasteurized human donor milk is
recommended as alternative feeding for preterm infants. Donor milk has to meet the highest …

Pasteurized donor human milk is in wide use for preterm infants in neonatal intensive care
units when maternal milk is unavailable. Pasteurization of donor milk is required to prevent …