Profile of human milk bank donors and relationship with the length of the donation

The promotion of Human Milk Banks is an important social service. The Human Milk Banks depend on donors, and knowing the profile of donors seems quite important. To study the demographics and lifestyles of the donors, the reasons or influences for donating, and to associate these variables with the...

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Published in:Anales de pediatría (Barcelona, Spain : 2003) Spain : 2003), 2014-04, Vol.80 (4), p.236-241
Main Authors: Sierra Colomina, G, García Lara, N, Escuder Vieco, D, Vázquez Román, S, Cabañes Alonso, E, Pallás Alonso, C R
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Milk Banks
Prospective Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Time Factors
Tissue Donors - classification
Young Adult
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Summary:The promotion of Human Milk Banks is an important social service. The Human Milk Banks depend on donors, and knowing the profile of donors seems quite important. To study the demographics and lifestyles of the donors, the reasons or influences for donating, and to associate these variables with the length of the donation. This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted on 168 mothers who answered the written questionnaire when they agreed to become donors. 98 (58%) responded to the telephone interview. The mean age was 33.1 ± 4.5 years. Of the total 27.9% lived outside Madrid and 21.4% were immigrants, with 23.7% working full time, 65.3% had a university education, and 96.2% had a stable partner. The main reasons for donating were too much milk (77%), and to help others (75%). The main obstacle was transportation to the Human Milk Bank for 20% of the donors, and for 61% the main reason for terminating donation was due to reaching the end of lactation. A longer donation is associated with: having a term newborn, with birth weight over 1500 g, starting donating early and reconciling the donation to the work situation. The most common donor profile was a young woman, with university education and a stable partner. Having a term new born, starting donating early, and the conciliation with work is associated with longer donations. Milk pick-up at home would make donation easier.
ISSN:1695-9531
DOI:10.1016/j.anpedi.2013.05.017