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. 2010 Nov;15(9):595-602.

Human milk banking

[Article in English, French]
Jh Kim, S Unger

Human milk banking

[Article in English, French]
Jh Kim et al. Paediatr Child Health. 2010 Nov.

Abstract
in English, French

It is universally accepted that breast milk is the optimum exclusive source of nutrition for the first six months of life, and may remain part of the healthy infant diet for the first two years of life and beyond. Despite advances in infant formulas, human breast milk provides a bioactive matrix of benefits that cannot be replicated by any other source of nutrition. When the mother's own milk is unavailable for the sick, hospitalized newborn, pasteurized human donor breast milk should be made available as an alternative feeding choice followed by commercial formula. There is a limited supply of donor breast milk in Canada and it should be prioritized to sick, hospitalized neonates who are the most vulnerable and most likely to benefit from exclusive human milk feeding.

Universellement, il est accepté que le lait humain constitue la source d’alimentation exclusive optimale pendant les six premiers mois de vie et qu’il peut continuer à faire partie du régime alimentaire d’un nourrisson en santé jusqu’à deux ans, et même après. Malgré les progrès des préparations lactées, le lait humain procure une matrice bioactive de bienfaits qui ne peuvent être reproduits par aucune autre source d’alimentation. Lorsque le lait de la mère n’est pas accessible au nouveau-né malade et hospitalisé, le lait humain pasteurisé de donneuses devrait être offert comme possibilité d’alimentation, suivi des préparations lactées. L’approvisionnement de lait de donneuses est limité au Canada et devrait être prioritairement attribué aux nouveau-nés malades et hospitalisés, qui sont les plus vulnérables et les plus susceptibles de profiter de l’alimentation exclusive de lait humain.

Keywords: Breast milk; Human donor breast milk; Human milk banking; Preterm infant.

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