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August 1, 2025NeoReviews

Human Milk Banking and Donor Milk: Effect on Growth and Nutrition in the NICU

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KMKimberly MannebachJHJennifer Hanford

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This review highlights how donor milk impacts growth in preterm infants, suggesting an important alternative to mother’s own milk.

Key Points

  • Human milk is ideal nutrition for preterm infants, but donor milk serves as a strong alternative when it is unavailable.
  • Pasteurized human donor milk retains many nutritional components beneficial for infant growth and development.
  • The review details the processes involved in procuring and pasteurizing donor milk for safety and efficacy.
  • Understanding the impact of donor milk can assist NICUs in enhancing nutritional strategies for preterm infants.

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Mannebach et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a0c65e6551bb0af8cf97dhttps://doi.org/10.1542/neo.26-8-042
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