Ensuring Safety in Donor Human Milk Banking in Neonatal Intensive Care.
The provision of donor human milk avoids the risks associated with early infant formula feeding only when maternal milk is unavailable. Donor human milk-banking services (DHMBS) should provide an effective clinical service that causes no harm to donors or recipients. This article aims to begin the process of defining the minimum acceptable standard required for safe donor human milk banking in the neonatal unit. An assessment process is established to consider the potential risks and benefits of milk banking to both recipients and donors. These risks and benefits define the clinical responsibility of DHMBS and their social responsibility.
Perron Rotary Express Mothers (PREM) Milk Bank, Neonatology Clinical Care Unit, King Edward Memorial Hospital, 1st Floor Block A, 374 Bagot Road, Subiaco, Western Australia 6008, Australia; Centre for Neonatal Research and Education, The University of Western Australia (M550), 35 Stirling Highway Crawley, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia. Electronic address: ben.hartmann@health.wa.gov.au.
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D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal; D017784:Milk Banks / Q000592:standards*; D008895:Milk, Human; D061214:Patient Safety; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement
Best practice; Donor human milk banking; Guidelines