Human Milk Banking Association Of North America

Camila Farah

The human milk banking association of north america the accreditation and oversight body for all nonprofit milk banks in north america takes the position that accepting milk donations from volunteer donors is the most ethical way to ensure that milk donations will be shared with the most critically ill of infants. Eglash a simon l. As of november 2019 there are 28 milk banks in north america that are members of the human milk bank association of north america.

They are usually housed in hospitals although some are free standing.

The human milk banking association of north america hmbana mobilizes the healing power of donor milk by accrediting nonprofit milk banks in the us and canada and setting international guidelines for pasteurized donor human milk. Human milk storage information for home use for full term infants revised 2017. Human milk banking association of north america hmbana november 23 at 8 23 am the cdc made revisions to the interim guidance on breastfeeding and breast milk feeds in the context of covid 19 on november 16 2020. The milk bank follows the strictest clinical standards every day and in fact is accredited by the human milk banking association of north america.

Hmbana offers publications that contribute to milk banking operations. Human milk banking association of north america advances the field of nonprofit milk banking through member accreditation development of evidence based best practices and advocacy of breastfeeding and human lactation to ensure an ethically sourced and equitably distributed supply of donor human milk. Abm clinical protocol 8. Safeguards informed by both the cdc and fda ensure the quality and integrity of every bottle processed and include comprehensive donor screening validated pasteurization and independent third party microbiological analysis.

These are used by member milk banks client hospitals public health institutions and milk banking institutions globally. A human milk bank is a service which collects screens processes and dispenses by prescription human milk donated by nursing mothers who are not biologically related to the recipient infant. Meet the new president of the human milk banking association of north america 8 09 16 staff news on august 1 at the start of world breastfeeding week and month mothers milk bank northeast executive director naomi bar yam stepped up to a new role as president of the human milk banking association of north america hmbana. There are 16 milk banks in north america as of 2014.

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Members of hmbana follow the annually revised guidelines for the establishment and. These publications form the backbone of the accreditation process which is key to ensuring an ethically sourced equitably distributed and clinically sound supply of pasteurized donor human milk. Human milk banking association of north america 2011 best practice for expressing storing and handling human milk in hospitals homes and child care settings hmbana fort worth 2011. They collect about 3 000 000 oz per year as of 2013.

The human milk banking association of north america hmbana has a guidelines for the establishment and operation of a donor human milk bank that establishes exhaustive guidelines for safe milk collection and usage in north america.