Table 1. Suggested roles for health-care personnel supporting a HMB.

HMB operational team structure	Skills/staffing	Roles and responsibilities
HMB champion	Head neonatologist or pediatrician	Provides overall supervision of the HMB quality control, distribution and operations Provides technical expertise
HMB advisory committee	Microbiologist, lactation support/advisor, HMB champion, community leader, facility management, HMB technician, maternity operations manager, nurse, dietitian and infection control	Provides monitoring, feedback and guidance to milk bank to ensure quality output and structure Provides guidance on effective integration of core HMB staff into hospital to support neonatal care Advocates for HMB in local community
Core HMB staff	Lactation support specialist and HMB technician	Ensures lactation support is available to mothers in HMB, ward and community Oversees the handling and processing of donor milk Manages operations of HMB facility

Abbreviation: HMB, human milk bank.