Topic(s): Breastfeeding, Human milk bank, Newborn Health, Research
Location: East Asia Pacific, Viet Nam
Language(s): English
Audience: Health and service providers, Policy makers and legislators, Program designers and implementers
Organization: Alive & Thrive
Programs: Strategic use of data
Breastfeeding is the biological norm for feeding infants and is vital for the survival and development of sick and very preterm newborns. When mothers' own breastmilk is not available, the World Health Organization recommends donor human milk (DHM) from a human milk bank (HMB) as the next option to the mother's own breastmilk. This study examined characteristics and factors associated with higher volumes of DHM donation at the first HMB in Vietnam.
