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 …

Abstract Purpose of Review Human milk is the best source of nutrients for all infants. When a
mother's own milk is unavailable, the World Health Organization suggests using donor …

Perinatal loss is a major life crisis involving multiple losses, including the loss of future
hopes and dreams, of being pregnant, and of self-esteem, to name a few. In the present …

Infants with very low birthweight (VLBW) are at increased risk for long-and short-term health
problems. Human milk is the recommended nutrition source for infants with VLBW, who …

This is a study of bereaved mothers' donation of human milk to nonprofit human milk banks
following their baby's death. Whereas much has been written about the biological and …

Background Breast milk is the optimal method of human nutrition, and donor human milk is
often needed to reduce the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis and septicemia in preterm …

Donor human milk is the recommended alternative for feeding preterm or low birth weight
infants when the mother's own milk is unavailable or not in sufficient quantity. Globally, the …

Introduction: Milk donation is allowed in Islam and considered a virtue, though according to
Islam Sharia, feeding donated milk of other mothers leads to kinship between infants …

Background The use of donor human milk is rising. Maternal awareness of donor human
milk use, milk donation, and milk banks has not been well described in the United States …

Background Although political and academic interest exists in Ghana to include human milk
banks (HMB) into current maternal and child health programs, efforts to establish a HMB …