Donor Breast Milk Banks: the Operation of Donor Milk Bank Services
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Donor Breast Milk Banks
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Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,17 MB
Release : 2010
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Seventeen donor breast milk banks are currently in operation in the UK. These provide donor milk to babies, including pre-term babies and babies with growth restriction. It is widely recognised that there is not enough high-quality evidence on the effectiveness of donor milk in improving health outcomes. There is also concern that research into both the effectiveness of donor milk and access to donor milk is being restricted because of a lack of understanding of the process of donor milk banking, and specifically procedures for ensuring the safety of banked donor milk. The UK Association for Milk Banking issued Guidelines for the establishment and operation of human milk banks in the UK in 2003. This is still relevant and in use, but is past its review date. There is therefore an urgent need for an updated national guideline to ensure that donor milk banks operate according to the best available evidence and standards of practice. This short clinical guideline aims to improve the safety of donor milk by making evidence-based recommendations on the operation of donor milk banks.
Banking on Milk
Author : Tanya Cassidy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 37,23 MB
Release : 2019-05-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1351364103
Book Description
Banking on Milk takes the reader on a journey through the everyday life of donor human milk banking across the United Kingdom (UK) and beyond, asking questions such as the following: Why do people decide to donate? How do parents of recipients hear about human milk? How does milk donation impact on lifestyle choices? Chapters record the practical everyday reality of work in a milk bank by drawing on extensive ethnographic observations and sensitive interview data from donors, mothers of recipients and the staff of four different milk banks from across the UK, and visits to milk banks across Europe and North America. It discusses the ongoing pressures to do with supply, demand and distribution. An empirically informed "ethnography of the contemporary", where both biosociality and biopower abound, this book includes an exploration of how milk banks evolved from registering wet nurses with hospitals, showing how a regulatory culture of medical authority began to quantify and organize human milk as a commodity. This book is a valuable read for all those with an interest in breastfeeding or organ and tissue donation from a range of fields, including midwifery, sociology, anthropology, geography, cultural studies and public health.
Human Milk in the Feeding of Preterm Infants: Established and Debated Aspects
Author : Guido Eugenio Moro
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 50,83 MB
Release : 2020-10-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 2889660826
Book Description
This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact.
The Elephant in the Room
Author : September Williams
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Page : 132 pages
File Size : 15,51 MB
Release : 2018-09-24
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780692179109
Book Description
From bioethicist September Williams, MD, the author of 'Chasing Mercury, ' with Mothers' Milk Bank, San Jose, comes The Elephant in the Room: Bioethical Concerns in Human Milk Banking. It is a seriously humorous, informative and timely consideration of the effects of not normalizing breastfeeding in the USA and what we ought to do about it
Breastfeeding and Breast Milk - from Biochemistry to Impact
Author : Göran Larsson
Publisher : Thieme Medical Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,85 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Biochemistry
ISBN : 9783132204010
Book Description
An Evidence-Based Reference Book: A Key Resource for Decision Makers and Practitioners. Exploring the multifaceted, multidisciplinary and complex world of breastfeeding, breast milk and lactation. This book provides a factual, scientifically robust overview of the key topics written by leading experts at the heart of breastfeeding and breast milk. It aims to empower decision makers and practitioners with the knowledge required to increase promotion, protection and support for breastfeeding and the use of breast milk. This book is a compilation of evidence-based feature articles covering one of nature's most valuable resources -- breast milk. Based in Zug, Switzerland, the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation is an independent charitable organisation that promotes research in breast milk and lactation.
Human Milk and Lactation
Author : Maria Lorella Gianni
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 28,49 MB
Release : 2020-05-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 3039289233
Book Description
Human milk is uniquely tailored to meet infants’ specific nutritional requirements. However, it is more than just “milk”. This dynamic and bioactive fluid allows mother–infant signalling over lactation, guiding the infant in the developmental and physiological processes. It exerts protection and life-long biological effects, playing a crucial role in promoting healthy growth and optimal cognitive development. The latest scientific advances have provided insight into different components of human milk and their dynamic changes over time. However, the complexity of human milk composition and the synergistic mechanisms responsible for its beneficial health effects have not yet been unravelled. Filling this knowledge gap will shed light on the biology of the developing infant and will contribute to the optimization of infant feeding, particularly that of the most vulnerable infants. Greater understanding of human milk will also help in elucidating the best strategies for its storage and handling. The increasing knowledge on human milk’s bioactive compounds together with the rapidly-advancing technological achievements will greatly enhance their use as prophylactic or therapeutic agents. The current Special Issue aims to welcome original works and literature reviews further exploring the complexity of human milk composition, the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects associated with breastfeeding, and the factors and determinants involved in lactation, including its promotion and support.
Guidelines on Optimal Feeding of Low Birth Weight Infants in Low- And Middle-Income Countries
Author : World Health Organization
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Page : 58 pages
File Size : 40,51 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9789241548366
Book Description
The Department of Child and Adolescent Health has developed guidelines on optimal feeding of low birth weight infants in low- and middle-income countries. These guidelines include recommendations on what to feed low-birth weight infants, when to start feeding, how to feed, how often and how much to feed. The guidelines were developed using the process described in the WHO Handbook for Development of Guidelines. Systematic reviews were conducted to answer 18 priority questions identified by the guidelines development group. The population of interest is low-birth weight infants, and the critical outcomes include mortality, severe morbidity, growth and development. The implementation of these guidelines in low- and middle-income countries is expected to improve care and survival of low birth weight infants.
Kangaroo Mother Care
Author : World Health Organization. Reproductive Health and Research
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 44,70 MB
Release : 2003-04-17
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9241590351
Book Description
Kangaroo mother care is a method of care of preterm infants which involves infants being carried, usually by the mother, with skin-to-skin contact. This guide is intended for health professionals responsible for the care of low-birth-weight and preterm infants. Designed to be adapted to local conditions, it provides guidance on how to organize services at the referral level and on what is needed to provide effective kangaroo mother care.
Nutritional Care of Preterm Infants
Author : B. Koletzko
Publisher : Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 29,15 MB
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3318026417
Book Description
Improved conditions of care for premature infants have led to markedly increased survival rates over the last few decades, particularly in very low and extremely low birth weight infants. Nutritional measures play a central role in the long-term outcome, health and quality of life of these premature infants. In this publication, leading experts from all 5 continents present the most recent evidence and critical analyses of nutrient requirements and the practice of nutritional care (with the focus on very low birth weight infants) to provide guidance for clinical application. After the introductory chapters, covering nutritional needs and research evidence in a more general manner, topics such as amino acids and proteins, lipids, microminerals and vitamins, parenteral and enteral nutrition as well as approaches to various disease conditions are addressed. Due to its focus on critical appraisals and recommendations, this book is of interest not only for the researcher who wants to keep up to date, but also for the clinician faced with premature infants in his practice.
