Individual breast milk bank – a new reality

Abstract

Feeding sick and premature infants, who are temporarily unable to receive milk directly from the mother’s breast, with expressed or frozen milk is currently a non-alternative method of raising a baby. Expressed milk (defrosted immediately or in 3–6 months) is microbiologically a safe food for infants, which is superior to infant formulas. Regulatory documents and methodological recommendations in the Russian Federation provide opportunities to create not only human milk banks, but also individual breast milk banks of each mother intended for her baby. Key words: babies, premature infants, breastfeeding, individual breast milk bank, pumping, breast pumps, storage technology