The Impact of Donating Human Milk on the Health of the Donor and Their Infant: Evidence from Two Systematic Reviews.

ABSTRACT: Using human milk has been associated with decreased morbidity and mortality in preterm/low birth weight infants. Donor human milk is recommended when maternal milk is unavailable. The benefits of donor human milk for the recipient are well documented, but the impact of donation on donors and their infants is not clear. We aimed to evaluate the effects of donation human milk on donors and their infants. Literature searches were conducted (April 2024) to identify studies (observational, quasi-experimental, and randomized control trials) assessing the impact of human milk donation on donor health, nutrition, well-being, and lactation and on their infants' health, growth, and development. Bias was assessed using the Risk of Bias in Non-randomized Studies - of Interventions scale. Meta-analysis

SUBMITTER: Baier KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12861158 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature