Table 4 Management of donor human milk

Number of screening processes undertaken ^†

1 screening

192 (47.4)

19 (12.7)

2 screenings

158 (39)

77 (51.3)

3 screenings

51 (12.6)

28 (18.7)

Screening processes undertaken prior to DHM exchange ^†*

 Lifestyle (i.e., smoking, medication, drug and alcohol intake)

294 (43.6)

122 (36)

 Serological (i.e., blood test, HIV, CMV, Hepatitis C or B, syphilis)

202 (29.9)

130 (38.6)

 Microbiological (i.e., bacterial growth)

52 (7.7)

32 (9.4)

 None

99 (14.7)

26 (7.7)

 Unsure

28 (4.1)

29 (8.6)

Was the Milk Pasteurised/Flash-heated? ^†

 Yes – through donor or recipient mother

14 (3.4)

-

 Yes – through milk bank or hospital facility

63 (15.2)

49 (27.7)

 No

250 (60.4)

100 (56.5)

 Unsure

87 (21)

28 (15.8)

Were there any associated costs? ^†

 Yes

144 (35)

 No

268 (65)

Who paid the associated costs? ^†

 Healthcare system

11 (7.6)

68 (38.6)

 Donor

54 (37.5)

32 (18.1)

 Recipient mother

42 (29.2)

 Charity

9 (6.2)

11 (6.3)

 Other

21 (14.6)

47 (26.7)

 Unsure

7 (4.9)

18 (10.2)