Donor milk in the newborn nursery at the University of Iowa Children's Hospital

Breastfeed Med. 2014 Dec;9(10):547-50. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2014.0057.

Abstract

There is a paucity of literature on the topic of banked donor breastmilk use for healthy newborns. Herein, we describe two cases demonstrating the day-to-day medically indicated use of pasteurized, banked donor breastmilk in the University of Iowa Children's Hospital newborn nursery. These cases may inform scientific opinion about the role of banked donor milk for healthy newborns and may also facilitate research on the use of banked donor milk for this population.

MeSH terms

  • Blood Glucose / metabolism*
  • Breast Feeding / methods*
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Female
  • Hospitals, Pediatric
  • Humans
  • Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature
  • Iowa
  • Lactation*
  • Male
  • Milk Banks* / statistics & numerical data
  • Milk, Human*
  • Pasteurization
  • Pregnancy
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Weight Gain*

Substances

  • Blood Glucose