RT Journal Article
T1 [Recommendations for the creation and operation of maternal milk banks in Spain].
T2 Recomendaciones para la creación y el funcionamiento de los bancos de leche materna en España.
A1 Calvo, Javier
A1 García Lara, Nadia Raquel
A1 Gormaz, María
A1 Peña, Manuela
A1 Martínez Lorenzo, María José
A1 Ortiz Murillo, Pilar
A1 Brull Sabaté, Josep Maria
A1 Samaniego, Carmen María
A1 Gayà, Antoni
K1 Banco de leche materna
K1 Donor breast milk
K1 Enterocolitis necrosante
K1 Human milk bank
K1 Leche materna donada
K1 Low birth weight infant
K1 Necrotising enterocolitis
K1 Pasteurización
K1 Prematuro de bajo peso
K1 Prematuro de extremo bajo peso
K1 Very low birth weight infant
AB It is widely agreed that the best source of nutrition for the newborn is the milk of their own mothers. In those cases where it is not available, especially in very premature and/or very low birth weight infants, as well as other sick newborns, the preferred choice before formula is the human milk provided by selected donors. This indication is supported by the highest international bodies dedicated to the health of the child population, including the World Health Organisation as well as the main national and international scientific societies in the field of Paediatrics. Milk banks are health institutions responsible for the collection, processing and distribution of donated human milk. Currently, there are 14 human milk banks operating in Spain, grouped in the Spanish Association of Human Milk Banks, created in September 2008. In order to homogenise the criteria and to unify the working methods of the different milk banks, the Spanish Association of Human Milk Banks has developed standards to harmonise the protocols, and to serve as a guide for the start-up of new milk banks in the Spanish territory. These standards, set out in the present article, range from the donor selection and the evaluation process to the collection, processing, storage, and distribution of donor human milk.
YR 2018
FD 2018-02-26
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12200
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12200
LA es
DS RISalud
RD Apr 7, 2025