Breast Milk Banks: Purpose and Importance
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Why are breast milk banks particularly important for premature infants?

  • Because they require specialized nutrition and antibodies only found in breast milk (correct)
  • Because they are at lower risk for infections
  • Because they can easily breastfeed from their own mothers
  • Because their digestive systems are more developed than full-term infants
  • What is the purpose of a breast milk bank?

  • To promote breastfeeding awareness
  • To conduct research on breast milk composition
  • To provide breast milk to babies in need (correct)
  • To sell breast milk for profit
  • What is one of the main challenges faced by breast milk banks?

  • Lack of public interest in breastfeeding
  • Excessive regulations on breast milk sales
  • Difficulty in collecting enough breast milk donations (correct)
  • High cost of maintaining a breast milk bank
  • What did the American Academy of Pediatrics state about human milk feeding?

    <p>It is the preferred feeding for all infants, except for low birth weight babies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the World Health Organization and UNICEF declare in 1980?

    <p>Human milk from other sources should be used when the biological mother cannot breastfeed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the United Kingdom Association for Human Milk Banking and HMBANA publish guidelines for?

    <p>Establishing and operation of Human Milk Banks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did the text emphasize the need for establishing milk banks in NICUs?

    <p>To ensure availability of human milk for low birth weight and preterm babies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main reason why breastfeeding is considered the best method of infant feeding?

    <p>It is the only milk uniquely suited to human infants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the recommended alternative if a mother is unable to feed her infant directly?

    <p>Use banked human milk from a milk bank</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the urgent need mentioned in the text regarding preterm births and postnatal growth?

    <p>Establishing milk banks across the country especially in large NICUs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the potential impact of using banked human milk in neonatal intensive care units?

    <p>Reduction in the rate of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has not been adequately evaluated in a country like ours in relation to running a milk bank?

    <p>The cost of running a milk bank</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why will artificial formula never provide the broad range of benefits of human milk?

    <p>It does not have the same nutritional value as human milk</p> Signup and view all the answers

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