The impact of donating milk on the health of milk donors and their infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Breast milk is the recommended nutritional source for newborns and has been associated with decreased morbidity in low-birth-weight and preterm infants. In situations where breast milk is not available, donor breast milk is an alternative. Milk banking is becoming increasingly common worldwide to meet this need. Although the benefits of donor breast milk for the recipient infant are well established, the health impact on the breast milk donor and the infant of the breast milk donor is an area of current research. We aim to synthesize and evaluate the available evidence regarding the impact of donating breast milk on the health, lactation, and well-being of the breast milk donor, and the health and growth of the infant of the breast milk donor.

Methods

We will sear

SUBMITTER: Berg A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11322006 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature