Newborn Nutrition - Resources Page
Return to the Increasing Access and Intake of Human Milk page.
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A Resource Toolkit for Establishing and Integrating Human Milk Banks
A set of 11 core documents and accompanying materials to guide critical steps for establishing human milk banks.
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Stories of Change Towards Ensuring Exclusive Human Milk Feeding
A booklet highlighting the experiences of breastfeeding mothers in Comprehensive Lactation Management Centers in India.
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Call to Action: Lactation for SSN
Ensuring the special lactation needs of small and sick newborns
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Helping Babies Thrive
Establishing the first human milk bank system in Kenya
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The Lancet Global Health - Commentary
Call to action for equitable access to human milk for vulnerable infants
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Policy Brief - Ensuring Equitable Access to Human Milk for All Infants
Current global policies that support the provision of human milk, including donor human milk.
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Establishing an integrated human milk banking approach
Best practices from human milk banks to provide a foundation for integrated newborn care.
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Saving Infant Lives with Human Milk
Overview of human milk banking in a global context.
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Helping Every Baby Receive Human Milk: India
Collaboration between PATH and local leaders in India to scale up integrated human milk banking systems
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Mother-Baby Friendly Initiative Plus: A Model for Human Milk Banking
PATH supports Kenyan partners to adapt our existing human milk banking model.
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Establishing the First Human Milk Bank in Vietnam
Summary of the establishment of the first human milk bank in Da Nang City, Viet Nam.
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Thiết Lập Ngân Hàng Sữa Mẹ Đầu Tiên Tại Việt Nam
Summary of the establishment of the first human milk bank in Da Nang City, Viet Nam (Vietnamese version).
Additional Milk Bank Resources and Contacts
- European Milk Bank Association
- Human Milk Banking Association of North America
- Human Milk Banking Association of South Africa
- United Kingdom Association for Milk Banking
- Human Milk Banking in Brazil (Portuguese): Rede Brasileira de Bancos de Leite Humano
- Human Milk Banking in South America (Spanish): Programa Ibero-Americano de Bancos de Leite Humano