Table 5.
Lactation and breast-feeding experience information about milk bank donors
| Sub-category | Country | Year | Subjects | Finding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breast-feeding history | France(16) | 2003 | 103 donors | Excellent/good breast-feeding experience (97 %); |
| USA(36) | 2018 | 12 donors | Exclusive breast-feeding (100 %) | |
| Clinical support | Brazil(35) | 2017 | 51 donors; 644 non-donors | Clinical support associated with being a donor included (1) receiving in-hospital help with breast-feeding and (2) receiving information about milk expression |
| Milk expression practices | Brazil(21) | 2010 | 36 donors | Expressed manually (61 %); expressed milk 1+ times/d (72 %); factors influencing expression included beliefs about impact of diet (47 %), availability of time (28 %) and negative emotions (28 %). |
| USA(18) | 2007 | 87 donors; 19 non-donors | Expressed with personal electrical pump (75 %); donors reports fewer problems with pumping than non-donors | |
| Beliefs about the value of milk | Brazil(32) | 2016 | 12 donors | Major theme: importance of breast-feeding for both the baby and the mother |
| Spain(30) | 2015 | 7 donors | Major theme: benefits of breast-feeding | |
| USA(26) | 2013 | 19 donors | Major themes: breast milk being a cure for everything, a gift with expiration date, majority of middle- and upper-income donors expressed an interest of receiving compensation |