Formal and informal human milk donation in New Zealand: a mixed-method national survey

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Formal and informal human milk donation in New Zealand: a mixed-method national survey

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BackgroundMother's milk provides optimal nutrition for infants. Donor human milk (DHM) is recommended for low birthweight infants when mother's milk is unavailable. Little is known about human milk (HM) donation practices in New Zealand (NZ), where few HM banks are available. This study aimed to investigate parents' and health professionals' (HP) experiences with formal and informal HM donation in NZ.MethodsTwo electronic surveys were disseminated in 2022 to parents and HPs involved with HM d...

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Journal article

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Harris, Shalee / Bloomfield, Frank H / Muelbert, Mariana

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https://hdl.handle.net/2292/70680

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Milk, Human / Humans / Parents / Adult / Middle Aged / Infant / Infant, Newborn / Milk Banks / New Zealand / Female / Male / Young Adult / Surveys and Questionnaires / Donation / Human milk / Human milk bank / Informal milk donation / Milk sharing / Nutrition / 4206 Public Health / 42 Health Sciences / Pediatric / Infectious Diseases / Clinical Research / 3 Good Health and Well Being / Science & Technology / Life Sciences & Biomedicine / Obstetrics & Gynecology / Pediatrics / BREAST-MILK / DONOR MILK / FORMULA / MOTHERS / CONTAMINATION / EXPERIENCE / PROTEIN / HEALTH / NEED / 1110 Nursing / 1117 Public Health and Health Services / 4203 Health services and systems / 4204 Midwifery

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