The first human milk bank in Vietnam yields positive results

  • A healthcare worker supports a newborn drinking breast milk from the human milk bank at Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
    A healthcare worker supports a newborn drinking breast milk from the human milk bank at Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
  • WHO and UNICEF recommend that children initiate breastfeeding within the first hour of birth and be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life – meaning no other foods or liquids are provided, including water. In the case there’s no direct breastfeeding, human milk bank is the best alternative option for feeding newborns. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
    WHO and UNICEF recommend that children initiate breastfeeding within the first hour of birth and be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life – meaning no other foods or liquids are provided, including water. In the case there’s no direct breastfeeding, human milk bank is the best alternative option for feeding newborns. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
  • Human milk is processed, stored and distributed under a strictly regulated process to ensure donated milk is safe, has high quality and meets the needs of at-risk children. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
    Human milk is processed, stored and distributed under a strictly regulated process to ensure donated milk is safe, has high quality and meets the needs of at-risk children. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
  • During the screening process, breast milk samples will be taken for lab test. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
    During the screening process, breast milk samples will be taken for lab test. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
  • Human milk is processed, stored and distributed under a strictly regulated process to ensure donated milk is safe, has high quality and meets the needs of at-risk children. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
    Human milk is processed, stored and distributed under a strictly regulated process to ensure donated milk is safe, has high quality and meets the needs of at-risk children. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
  • A healthcare worker sterilises human milk before baby-consumption. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
    A healthcare worker sterilises human milk before baby-consumption. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
  • A healthcare worker screens breast milk before sterilisation. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
    A healthcare worker screens breast milk before sterilisation. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
  • The human milk bank gives at-risk children a chance of survival. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
    The human milk bank gives at-risk children a chance of survival. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
  • A healthcare worker transports breast milk to at-risk babies. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
    A healthcare worker transports breast milk to at-risk babies. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
  • Healthcare workers sterilise tools and milk everyday to ensure safe breastmilk for consumption, meeting the needs of at-risk babies. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết
    Healthcare workers sterilise tools and milk everyday to ensure safe breastmilk for consumption, meeting the needs of at-risk babies. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết

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The first human milk bank in Vietnam yields positive results
07/28/2024 10:08 | TTXVN |
After 7 years in operation, the first human milk bank in Vietnam at the Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children in the central city of Da Nang has yielded exciting results. The bank has called on 618 mothers to donate 12,744 litres of human milk, providing an irreplaceable source of nutrition for 35,570 at-risk babies. The hospital followed strict regulations for collecting breast milk, such as in the selection and screening of milk donors, milking hygiene and temperature-controlled milk processing, as well as pasteurisation, bacteriological examination and temperature-controlled transport. The human milk bank represents more than just a location where breast milk is donated and received to save the lives of vulnerable children; it also aims to raise awareness on the importance of breastfeeding and promote the same in society. VNA Photo: Minh Quyết

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