Diversity and trends of human milk banking: A scoping review from 1946 to 2021
Siziba, L. P., Huhn, S., Pütz, E., Baier, C., Peter, [...]
Lifeblood Milk helps more of the tiniest Australians access donated breastmilk
By Laura Klein, PhD, Research Fellow, Milk, Australian Red [...]
Development and evaluation of formal guidelines for donor selection for human milk banks.
The Red Cross Australia Lifeblood Milk Bank milk donor guidelines were developed using international standards with adaptation to Australian epidemiology. Over the first 12 months of Lifeblood’s Milk Bank operation the authors recorded the number of donors whose milk was not accepted and the reasons for rejection.
Lactation after infant death an analysis of Australian healthcare agencies online health information.
The physiological process of lactation is triggered by pregnancy and birth and is hormonally driven. It occurs even in the absence of a living infant. Each year, over 4000 Australian women experience late miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal or older infant death. Previous research has shown that many women feel unsupported by their healthcare team in regards to lactation after infant death.
