Setting up a donor milk bank within a neonatal unit

Breast milk is the best choice to feed premature and ill babies, but when there is not enough mother milk available donor breast milk is the best alternative. Nowadays, Milk Banks are present worldwide. In December 2007 the second Spanish Milk Bank opened within the Department of Neonatology of the...

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Published in:Anales de pediatría (Barcelona, Spain : 2003) Spain : 2003), 2009-10, Vol.71 (4), p.343-348
Main Authors: Román, S Vázquez, Díaz, C Alonso, López, C Medina, Lozano, G Bustos, Hidalgo, M V Martínez, Alonso, C R Pallás
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Hospital Units
Humans
Milk Banks - organization & administration
Neonatology
Spain
Tissue Donors
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Summary:Breast milk is the best choice to feed premature and ill babies, but when there is not enough mother milk available donor breast milk is the best alternative. Nowadays, Milk Banks are present worldwide. In December 2007 the second Spanish Milk Bank opened within the Department of Neonatology of the Hospital 12 Octubre, Madrid (BLHDO). There are no international recommendations for processing breast milk, therefore other Milk Banks guidelines are the only standards to follow. BLHDO uses the Brazilian model as they focus on milk quality, in addition to safety issues. Lack of legislation for human milk processing in Spain has led to BLHDO complying with Spanish Law on blood and tissues donation with its strict regulations on safety issues and record keeping. This article summarises the first year of operating the BLHDO and its future projects and developments.
ISSN:1695-4033
1695-9531
DOI:10.1016/j.anpedi.2009.06.008