Table 3.

Organizational details of breast milk handling.

Location of frozen BM storage	Replies n (%)	Neonatal ward	Milk kitchen (separate from neonatal ward)	Milk bank (also preparing donor milk)	Other location (e.g., hospital main kitchen, with parents)
	136 (100)	71 (54)	52 (38)	9 (7)	4 (3)
Location of BM preparation (thawing, pasteurization, portion)	Replies n (%)	Neonatal ward	Milk kitchen (separate from neonatal ward)	Milk bank (also preparing donor milk)	Other location (e.g., main hospital kitchen)
	139 (100)	70 (50)	60 (43)	9 (6)	4 (0)
BM is prepared by*	Replies n (%)	Nursing staff	Designated milk bank personnel	Main hospital kitchen personnel	Other provider (dietician, nutritionist)
	139 (100)	78 (56)	60 (43)	1 (0.7)	4 (3)
BM handling under the direction of	Replies n (%)	Nursing staff	Medical team	Other (dietician, nutritionist, IBCLC)	Not explicitly assigned
	138 (100)	92 (67)	21 (15)	2 (1)	23 (17)

^*Multiple replies possible.

BM, breast milk.