Fat and protein variability in donor human milk and associations with milk banking processes
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Maryanne T. Perrin, Assistant Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Background: The impact of milk banking processes on macronutrient variability in donor human milk (DHM) is largely unknown. Objective: To gain a better understanding of fat and protein composition in DHM and assess potential relationships with modifiable milk bank processes. Methods: Samples of raw, pooled DHM were collected from 20 milk banks (n?=?300) along with the following processing attributes: if macronutrient analysis was used to select donors for pooling (target pooling; yes/no), number of donors per pool, pooling container material (glass/plastic/other), and method for mixing during bottling (manual/mechanical). Fat and protein were assessed. Homoscedasticity was assessed and magnitude of the spread was quantified. Results: Fat ranged from 1.9 to 6.1?g/dL (n?=?298) and protein ranged from 0.7 to 1.4?g/dL (n?=?300). Variability in fat was significantly lower in samples that had been target pooled (p?=?0.04), contained more donors per pool (p?
Fat and protein variability in donor human milk and associations with milk banking processes
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Breastfeeding Medicine, 15(6), 370-376. https://doi.org/10.1089/bfm.2020.0046
- Language: English
- Date: 2020
- Keywords
- donor milk, donor human milk, milk bank, milk banking, preterm