Review
Development and present situation of breast milk bank
Liu Zhixiong, Li Xiaodong
Published 2020-02-26
Cite as Int J Pediatr, 2020, 47(2): 120-123. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2020.02.011
Abstract
Foreign Breast milk Banks have developed for more than 100 years in foreign countries.They have not only established the corresponding the Human Milk Banking Association of North America and the European Breast Milk banks Association accordingly, but also established a mature breast milk banks management guideline.However, the research on cognition and technology of breast milk bank in China is still in the stage of exploration and needs further development.The desire for breast milk donation and acceptance of donor human milk in puerpera are limited.At present, as more and more attention were paid to breast milk feeding, the current situation cannot meet the needs of medical development.We need a formal management guideline to guide the development of breast milk bank.In this article, we introduce the concept and importance of breastfeeding, the necessity and feasibility of establishing breast milk banks, the development prospects of the breast milk bank, for reviewing a systematic thinking of the cognitive formation of breast milk bank, and other aspects to form a system review of the knowledge of breast milk bank.We aim to let puerpera have a better understanding of breast milk bank, eliminate the concerns about donating breast milk and increase the breast milk donation rate, thus the premature babies and newborns with diseases will benefit from the construction of the breast milk bank.
Key words:
Breast milk bank; Breast milk; Premature infants; Donor human milk
Contributor Information
Liu Zhixiong
Shenzhen Nanshan People′s Hospital Affiliated to Guangdong Medical University, Shenzhen 518052, China
Li Xiaodong