Problems and future development of human milk bank in China / 中华围产医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Human milk has its unique nutritional and immunological activities. Donor human milk, as the best alternative to breast milk, plays an important role in the rescue and treatment of premature and critically ill infants. This paper elaborates on the current situation, problems, and future development of human milk bank in China, and proposes to build a breast milk banking model based on local situation, establish evaluation standards, strengthen government supervision, set the charging standard based on the costs, and conduct research related to human milk bank, so as to improve the breastfeeding rate of critically ill and premature infants and reduce their mortality rate.