title: [Setting up a donor milk bank within a neonatal unit].
abstract: 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.
authors: Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España.
authors: S Vázquez
authors: SV
authors: Román
authors: C Alonso
authors: CA
authors: Díaz
authors: C Medina
authors: CM
authors: López
authors: G Bustos
authors: GB
authors: Lozano
authors: M V Martínez
authors: MV
authors: Hidalgo
authors: C R Pallás
authors: CR
authors: Alonso
mesh_terms: D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D017784:Milk Banks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009359:Neonatology; D013030:Spain; D014019:Tissue Donors