Publications by authors named "Judith Karger-Seider"

Article Synopsis
  • A survey at a major German-speaking symposium on human milk banks revealed that 96% of participants, primarily nurses and physicians, want more digitalization in their operations.
  • Current digital processes, like donor clinical results and milk labeling, are in place, but there's a gap between potential digital advancements and actual implementation.
  • Key benefits of digitalization include improved efficiency, but challenges like financial constraints, staff shortages, and security concerns (like cyberattacks) are major barriers, yet participants remain hopeful for future developments.
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Background: Donor human milk is the recommended alternative for feeding preterm infants if mother's own milk is unavailable. Human milk banks collect, screen, store and distribute donated human milk according to pre-specified standard operating procedures to premature infants without mothers own milk.

Aim:   Herein we characterize current operating models and the structural organisation of German milk bank institutions.

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