Does opening a milk bank in a neonatal unit change infant feeding practices? A before and after study

Source: International Breastfeeding Journal

International Breastfeeding Journal, 2010, Volume 5, issue 4

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Date of publication: March 2010

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: This study examines whether opening a donor human milk bank in a neonatal unit has an effect on the proportion of infants who are exclusively fed breast milk.  It found that opening of a donor human milk bank did not reduce the proportion of infants exclusively breast fed on discharge but it did reduce the proportion of infants that received infant formula during the first four weeks of life.

Length of publication: 18 pages

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