Milk bank
Milk bank
Milk banking is a service that collects, screens, processes, and distributes human milk from donors to infants who need it: Human milk donated by a mother who is not biologically related to the infant receiving the milk. Donor milk is typically given to preterm or low birthweight infants when the mothers own milk is insufficient or unavailable.A service that recruits and screens donors, collects and processes the milk, and distributes it to infants. Human milk banks also ideally support breastfeeding mothers in their communities. History: The first human milk bank opened in Austria in 1909, followed by the United States in 1910 and Germany in 1919. Quality: The pasteurization, freezing, and thawing processes used in milk banking can reduce the nutritional and protective value of the milk. Global status: There are more than 700 human milk banks globally, but there are gaps in South Asia and Africa. There are also no global standards to guide milk bank operations.
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