Open AccessA Descriptive Study of the Attitudes, Perceptions, and Experiences of Human Milk Donation
Author(s) -
Karen Wambach,
Tiffany Bateson,
Paige Matheny,
Kristan Easter-Brown
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advances in neonatal care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1536-0911
pISSN - 1536-0903
DOI - 10.1097/anc.0000000000000659
Subject(s) - donation , breastfeeding , medicine , descriptive statistics , theory of planned behavior , family medicine , qualitative research , perception , pasteurization , social psychology , medical education , nursing , psychology , pediatrics , food science , social science , statistics , mathematics , control (management) , management , neuroscience , sociology , economics , economic growth , chemistry
The use of pasteurized human donor milk has increased in recent years due to health benefits and rising number of infants who need pasteurized human donor milk. Little is known about milk donors' experiences or what contributes to their motivation to donate.