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The primary objective of this research was to create a detailed characterization of human milk donors, including descriptive information about demographics and lifestyle, involvement with the milk bank, reasons for donating, problems encountered while breastfeeding and pumping milk, barriers to donating milk, affective experiences, and personal values. Data were collected via telephone interview of 87 donors and 19 nondonor controls. Few relationships were found between the descriptive information and amount of milk donated. Donors reported fewer problems pumping milk than nondonors. Strategies for recruiting new donors and strategies for increasing donation amounts are presented. J Hum Lact. 23(4):350-357.

El principal objetivo de esta investigación fue de crear una caracterización detallada de los bancos de leche, incluyendo información descriptiva sobre la demografía y el estilo de vida, envolvimiento con el banco de leche, razones para donar, problemas durante la lactancia y extracción de leche, barreras para donar leche, experiencias efectivas, y valores personales. Se tomaron datos a través de entrevistas telefónicas con 87 donantes y 19 nodonantes controles. Se encontró muy poca relación entre la información descriptiva y la cantidad de leche donada. Las donantes reportaron pocos problemas con la extracción de leche comparado con las no-donantes. Se presentan estrategias para reclutar nuevas donantes y estrategias para aumentar la cantidad de donaciones.

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milk donors human milk characteristics

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Characterization of Human Milk Donors

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