"Donor milk banking: Improving the future". A survey on the operation of the European donor human milk banks.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Provision of donor human milk is handled by established human milk banks that implement all required measures to ensure its safety and quality. Detailed human milk banking guidelines on a European level are currently lacking, while the information available on the actual practices followed by the European human milk banks, remains limited. The aim of this study was to collect detailed data on the actual milk banking practices across Europe with particular emphasis on the practices affecting the safety and quality of donor human milk.

Materials and methods

A web-based questionnaire was developed by the European Milk Bank Association (EMBA) Survey Group, for distribution to the European human milk banks. The questionnaire included 35 questions covering every step fr

SUBMITTER: Kontopodi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8376009 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature