A Survey on the Awareness of Human Milk Bank in Korean Female Health Care ProvidersA Survey on the Awareness of Human Milk Bank in Korean Female Health Care Providers
- Other Titles
- A Survey on the Awareness of Human Milk Bank in Korean Female Health Care Providers
- Authors
- 한원호; 송준환; 박수연; 강남미; 안숙희; 송승현
- Issue Date
- 2017
- Publisher
- 대한주산의학회
- Keywords
- Breast milk; Health care provider; Human milk bank; Survey
- Citation
- Perinatology, v.28, no.1, pp 11 - 19
- Pages
- 9
- Journal Title
- Perinatology
- Volume
- 28
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 11
- End Page
- 19
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/8338
- ISSN
- 2508-4887
2508-4895
- Abstract
- Objective: Human milk bank is known as best alternative option for sick infants. However, only two human milk banks (HMBs) are working in Korea. In the present study, we evaluated the awareness on the HMB in female health care provider to find out the issues that would help facilitating HMB establishment in Korea.
Methods: The survey questionnaire was developed by a team composed with neonatologists, obstetricians, nurses, nutritionists, and health care specialists. The survey was performed for female health care workers in Soon Chun Hyang Cheonan Hospital between March and June in 2016. Eighty-eight of 110 questionnaires were collected and the results were analyzed.
Results: Most of subjects were found to have correct knowledge on the breast milk feeding. However, only 49% of subjects had awareness of the presence of HMB. Unfortunately, less than half of them could get information about HMB by official way including mass media. In addition, 76% of subjects were found not to want to use HMB. Most important reason was found as a concern on the safety of donor milk including life style of donors, infection controls, and possible nutritional loss of banked milk.
Conclusion: The purpose and function of HMB was not widely educated and it seems to be one of most important reasons why women have negative concept about HMB in Korea. Thus, further study is warranted with more numbers of subjects after active public education about the HMB.
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