Table 3.
Clinical information about milk bank donors
| Sub-category | Country | Year | Subjects | Finding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth history | Brazil(19) | 2008 | 737 donors | Delivered pre-term (47 %); had < 3 children (94 %) |
| Brazil(20) | 2009 | 36 donors | Had 1 child (61 %) | |
| Brazil(23) | 2010 | 92 donors | Had 1 child (67 %) | |
| Brazil(32) | 2016 | 12 donors | Primiparous (83 %) | |
| Brazil(34) | 2017 | 3513 donors | Multiparous (94 %) | |
| Brazil(35) | 2017 | 51 donors; 644 non-donors | Donors less likely to have infant in NICU than non-donors | |
| China(39) | 2019 | 2680 donors | Delivered pre-term (8 %) | |
| France(16) | 2003 | 103 donors | Had 1 to 2 children (83 %) | |
| India(42) | 2020 | 1553 donors | Delivered pre-term (53 %); multiparous (57 %); infant admitted to NICU (37 %) | |
| Italy(38) | 2018 | 659 donors | Delivered after 35 weeks of gestational age (94 %) | |
| Norway(17) | 2004 | 69 donors | Most donors were primiparous and delivered at term (% not provided) | |
| Poland(33) | 2017 | 45 donors | Delivered pre-term (24 %) | |
| Spain(27) | 2014 | 63 donors | Delivered pre-term (21 %); primiparous (62 %) | |
| Spain(28) | 2014 | 391 donors | Delivered pre-term (23 %); primiparous (56 %); infant admitted to NICU (37 %) | |
| Spain(30) | 2015 | 7 donors | Had 1 to 2 children (100 %) | |
| Spain(29) | 2016 | 36 donors | Delivered pre-term (17 %) | |
| Taiwan(25) | 2013 | 816 donors | Delivered pre-term (8 %); primiparous (69 %) | |
| USA(18) | 2007 | 87 donors | Had 1 to 2 children (80 %) | |
| USA(36) | 2018 | 12 donors | Primiparous (50 %); had infant in NICU (100 %) | |
| Disease | Brazil(34) | 2017 | 3513 donors | HIV prevalence decreased to 0 %, syphilis increased to 1·8 %, and acute hepatitis B increased to 3 % over 10 years. |
| Poland(33) | 2017 | 45 donors | Had chronic disease not contraindicated to donation (24 %) | |
| USA(22) | 2010 | 1091 donors | 3·3 % rejected for abnormal serological screening | |
| Prenatal care | Brazil(20) | 2009 | 36 donors | Attended 3–30 prenatal healthcare visits (100 %) |
| Brazil(32) | 2016 | 12 donors | Attended 7–12 prenatal healthcare visits (100 %) |
NICU, neonatal intensive care unit.