What you didn't know about donor milk and milk sharing

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In this episode, Katie takes Rachel behind the scenes for an in-depth exploration of donor milk—an intriguing topic that might just challenge everything you thought you knew about this practice.

I have to caveat that some of the information in this episode is possibly going to get your knickers in a twist though – do we have any episode that don’t?!

We’ll be discussing:

• The history of milk banking
• Are we seeing different health outcomes when using donor milk compared to a mother’s own milk?
• Are there differences between donor and mothers milk that we should know about
• What about informal, unpasteurised, milk sharing? Is this also happening in the hospital settings as well?
• And have you ever heard the term “milk sibling” before?

I'll also dive into whether we need to rethink our approach to milk when caring for vulnerable infants. Plus, Rachel asks me about the future of milk banking—where is this practice headed?

LINKS:
Evidence-Based Methods That Promote Human Milk Feeding of Preterm Infants

Early postpartum pumping behaviors

Supplementation of Mother's Own Milk with Preterm Donor Milk

Maternal production of milk

Proactive Lactation Care

Economic benefits and costs of human milk feedings

The institutional cost of acquiring 100 mL of human milk

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