Sequential interventions to maintain the safety and service provisions of human milk banking in India: keeping up with the call to action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

WHO recommends donor milk as the next best choice if Mothers' own milk (MOM) is unavailable. At our milk bank, during the COVID 19 pandemic, we observed a steep decline in the collection of donor milk, while Pasteurised Donor human milk (PDHM) demand increased. This called for active intervention.

Methods

We employed the quasi-experimental quality improvement initiative. During September 2020 (baseline period) the team members identified modifiable bottlenecks and suggested interventions (using WhatsApp to increase follow up, telehealth and digital tools) which were implemented in October 2020 and the impact was evaluated till March 2021. The SMART aim was "to meet the demand (estimated as 15,000 ml/month) of donor milk for adjoining 80-bedded NICU". Process measu

SUBMITTER: Bhasin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9748401 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature