ArticleNutrition reviews2023
Recommendations for the establishment and operation of a donor human milk bank.
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- A Systematic Review on the Impact of Donor Characteristics and Donor Milk Handling on Infant Health and Growth.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2026Pooled it
- Factors associated with informal human milk sharing among donors and recipients: A mixed-methods systematic review.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Informal Human Milk Sharing: The Experiences and Practices of Informal Human Milk Sharing in Ireland.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Article
- Exploring human milk donation: A cross-sectional study.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Current and future use of donor human milk in hospitals: data from polish human milk banks.International breastfeeding journal · 2026Article
- Before and after Group Standards: a longitudinal study on operational quality, cost-effectiveness, and health equity promotion in Southwest China's first human milk bank.International breastfeeding journal · 2026Article
- Effects of Holder Pasteurization on 15-F2t-Isoprostane and Total Antioxidant Power in Donor Human Milk.Biomolecules · 2026Article
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- The correlation between maternal knowledge of breastfeeding, self-efficacy of breastfeeding and knowledge and attitudes towards donated human milk: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- [Current status of breast milk management in neonatal intensive care units in Gansu Province].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2026Article
- Investigate the effects of donor breast milk and formula milk on metabolites in preterm infants through non-targeted metabolomics.BMC nutrition · 2026Article
- Enhancing breastfeeding outcomes in postpartum women with insufficient breast milk supply: protocol for a six-month longitudinal randomized trial of self-administered acupressure.International breastfeeding journal · 2026Article
- Impact of microbiological testing protocols on discard rates in donor human milk with a focus onFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Knowledge, perceptions, and support for human milk banking among Saudi mothers: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Human milk donation in Australia: a qualitative study of donors and potential donors.International breastfeeding journal · 2025Article
- Analysis of the economic benefits and feasibility of the same-city delivery model for donor human milk (SCDM-DHM).International breastfeeding journal · 2025Article
- Peer-to-Peer Human Milk Sharing Through Social Media Groups: The Experiences of Women Donors and Recipients in Hong Kong.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Article
- Morbidity and Mortality Trends in Preterm Neonates at the Limits of Viability: Retrospective Observations from One Greek Hospital.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Building blocks of life: improving nutrition and health outcomes through fortification and breastfeeding in the first 1000 days of a child's life.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- A community Milk Share initiative promoting health equity through Black community leadership.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
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, donor milk is a bridge to breastfeeding, with positive clinical and psychological advantages for both mother and infant. Italy, with 41 HMBs actively operating in 2022, has the highest number of HMBs in Europe. The process of human milk donation is complex, so activity of HMBs must be regulated according to well-established rules. The present recommendations have been prepared as a tool to standardize the organization, management, and procedures of HMBs operating in Italy and to determine the minimal essential requirements to establish new HMBs. This article covers all the aspects of human milk donation and human milk banking, including general recommendations, donor recruitment and screening, expression, handling and storage of donor human milk, milk screening, and milk treatment (pasteurization). A pragmatic approach was taken to drafting the recommendations. Items for which there was consensus or robust published evidence on which to base recommendations were included. When there were differences that could not be resolved by reference to published research, a statement of explanation based on the expert opinion of the authors (all members of the Italian Association of Human Milk Banks) was included. Implementation of these recommendations can contribute to promotion of breastfeeding.
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