Growth and development of a hospital-based lactation program and mother's own milk bank.
This article describes the development and characteristics of a hospital-based lactation program and mother's own milk bank in a large pediatric hospital in the southwestern United States. Professional and technical staffing, physical space of the milk bank area, and the program's services and special features are outlined. Quality control issues about human milk preparation, fortification, storage, and transport are discussed.
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Lactation Support Program and Mother's Own Milk Bank, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston 77030, USA.
Myatt
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Schanler
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D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007774:Lactation; D008430:Maternal-Child Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing; D017784:Milk Banks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008895:Milk, Human; D013781:Texas