"Paying it Forward" - Swedish Women's Experiences of Donating Human Milk.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human milk is recommended as the only nutritional source during the first 6 months of life. For preterm infants, the benefits of human milk are even more important and can alleviate the negative influences of preterm birth.

Research aim

To describe how Swedish human milk donors experienced the donation process.

Method

A prospective mixed methods mail survey was designed. It was sent to human milk donors (N = 72) at two Swedish hospitals. Quantitative data are presented with descriptive statistics and qualitative data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis.

Results

The infants were between newborn and 17 weeks of age when the participants started their human milk donations, and the duration of the donation period lasted 1-24 weeks. Th

SUBMITTER: Olsson E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7907995 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature