Donor Breast Milk: From the Bank, Not the Internet
July 2012, Volume 7, No. 7

Donor Breast Milk: From the Bank, Not the Internet

Donor Breast Milk: From the Bank, Not the Internet

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the components of human milk and how they work.
  • Define donor human milk and its nutritional benefits.
  • Explore the phenomenon of informally shared human milk.
  • Recognize the risk factors of medication, drugs, and herbal products in human milk.
  • Relate what is maintained and lost during the pasteurization process.
  • Determine the importance of platelet-activating factor.
Donor Breast Milk: From the Bank, Not the Internet

Barbara L. Carr, MD, FAAP

Dr. Carr disclosed no financial relationship relevant to this issue. This issue does not contain a discussion of unapproved/investigative use of a commercial product/device.

Donor Breast Milk: From the Bank, Not the Internet

Kim Updegrove, RN, CNM, MSN, MPH

Dr. Updegrove disclosed no financial relationship relevant to this issue. This issue does not contain a discussion of unapproved/investigative use of a commercial product/device.

Donor Breast Milk: From the Bank, Not the Internet

Stephanie Howard, MPH, RD, LD, IBCLC

Dr. Howard disclosed no financial relationship relevant to this issue. This issue does not contain a discussion of unapproved/investigative use of a commercial product/device.