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Human Milk Banking Research Summary

Reduction in Necrotizing Enterocolitis

In preterm infants, feeding with human milk (HM) is a very effective intervention for the prevention of infections and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), and for potentially improved neurocognitive and cardiovascular outcomes in the long term. Banked donor milk should be promoted as standard component of health care for premature infants….

Safety of donor milk

One of the main concerns regarding the use of donor milk is the potential for transmission of infective agents….

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Breast Milk Banking

In preterm infants, feeding with human milk (HM) is a very effective intervention for the prevention of infections and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), and for potentially improved neurocognitive and cardiovascular outcomes in the long-term. Hospitals and physicians are advised to recommend HM for preterm and other high-risk infants either by direct breastfeeding and/or using the mother’s own expressed milk.

Donor HM is the preferred feeding when the mother’s own milk is not available in sufficient quantity.

While in some countries donor HM has been considered an effective tool in the delivery of health care to infants, skepticism regarding its nutritional and immunological quality has limited its distribution in other countries.

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Zulu TV PSA

isiZulu TV PSA encouraging husbands & partners to support the mother of their children in breastfeeding. It was produced by Mixed Media for HMBASA and PATH for the MBFI+ Project. Special thanks to the Fredlund Family for their appearance. Yes, it really is Ben talking. He grew up in rural Zululand.

Credits: Director – Patrick Kenny; Concept & Script Patrick & Shannon Kenny; isiZulu Script – Benjamin Fredlund; Director Cameraman & Editor – Ryan Carpenter; Sound – Dave Carpenter; Music – Arranged & Performed by Alan Judd; Original Song “Beautiful Boy” by Shannon Kenny.

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My Breast Milk Was Feeding 26 Babies

 

Khanyi Nzama estimates that, for an hour a day last year, she was breastfeeding 26 babies. Every day, she expressed 260mls of breast milk into a bottle and delivered it to the local Human Milk Bank.

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What World Breastfeeding Week Means for HIV Positive Mothers

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GlaxoSmithkline and Save The Children Healthcare Innovation Award

HMBASA, PATH and DoH have been in the spotlight once more. Anna Coutsoudis heads the team that has received a U.S. $370000 GlaxoSmithkline and Save The Children Healthcare Innovation Award.

The award will serve to continue the work of establishing Human Milk Banks while conducting a communication and awareness campaign to re-instill a culture of breastfeeding among South Africans.

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HIV-Positive Mothers and Breastfeeding: Contribution of the IAEA

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Baby’s In Da House! Boom!

This hilarious, punchy cycle of comic microplays explores some of the dilemmas and choices with which new parents are presented.

The main characters are two couples, one that’s already had their baby, another still expecting theirs. One couple is married and successful in their careers. The other is a pair of less fortunate students who are overwhelmed with the shock of their world being turned upside down by the prospect of their new arrival. We share in their joys and challenges as they negotiate an unplanned pregnancy; maternity leave; gogo’s opinions on politicians and feeding baby; brilliant and not so great clinic personnel; and even what we can learn from kangaroos.

Ultimately, while it doesn’t pull any punches, it’s a feel-good story about how society can be better off when mums, dads and their babies have the love, support and encouragement of family, friends and community.

Join us for this new comedy that is part of the MBFI+ Project to protect, promote & support breastfeeding This pilot performance is in partnership with the DUT Drama Dept

The Courtyard Theatre
26 FEB 7 PM “Dress rehearsal”
27 FRIDAY FEB 7 PM “Opening”
28 SATURDAY FEB 3 PM
Entrance Free!

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Case Studies Inspiring Stories

Baby MR

In 2004, Baby MR was born at 31 weeks and remained in hospital for a further 4 weeks.

From the very first day his mother, a medical doctor, expressed milk every 3 hours, day and night, to ensure she built up a good supply.

Baby MR’s mum was able to nourish him with her own breastmilk and once he was home and feeding had been well established, she expressed milk in the morning for donation. By the time Baby MR was 4 months old, his mum was a regular donor.

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Baby M

During a major strike by nurses at a Durban hospital, Baby M was amongst a group of four babies who had been abandoned in the hospital’s paediatric ward.

Two doctors who were completing their internships at the hospital, with the help of volunteers, brought the babies to the iThemba Lethu Transition Home to be taken care of for the duration of the strike.

She had been admitted to hospital at 2 months old, HIV +, with severe gastro, dehydration and marasmus (a severe form of malnutrition). Despite intensive nutritional intervention in hospital, she had not gained weight and was unresponsive.

For the duration of her 2 week stay at iThemba Lethu she was fed breastmilk.

When Baby M was returned to the hospital, doctors were amazed that after just 2 weeks’ nourishment with breastmilk, she had gained weight, her colour had improved, she was responsive and had started smiling!