Human Milk Matters - Human Milk Cares
Our awareness campaign for the value of human milk
Human milk contains numerous protective components, which are incredibly beneficial for the babies’ growth and development – especially for babies born preterm or sick.
With the Human Milk Matters – Human Milk Cares campaign, we are raising awareness for the enormous health benefits for babies born preterm or sick. We also highlight the nutritional value of mother’s own milk and the important role donor milk and human milk banks play. We believe it is important to inform parents, professionals and political decision-makers about the benefits and the great value of human milk.
Key features of this campaign are:
- Providing facts and further information on human milk
- Giving insights behind the scenes of milk banks and safe milk donation
- Experts recommendations and statements
- Experiences of milk donors and former patients
- Highlighting the safety aspect and the need for an EU regulation and EU-wide standardised practices
- The role of fortification to meet the high and complex nutritional needs of very preterm babies
Find our campaign materials for download
We invite you to download the material and use it for your own social media messaging. These materials are free of charge and available for Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Please tag us @efcni and be sure to use #HumanMilkMatters and #HumanMilkCares to help us find and like your posts.
Expert video statement
Why feeding intolerance should not be tolerated
Parents of preterm born infants naturally worry about their baby’s healthy development and an episode of feeding intolerance may cause additional concern. It is important to educate parents about feeding intolerance and what the medical team and parents can do to support their baby in overcoming such episodes. Dr. Amy Hair, neonatologist and researcher at Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine spoke with us in this video talk about feeding intolerance in preterm infants sharing some insights with regards to diagnosis and treatment and she has some advice for parents at the end of our talk. Enjoy watching!
Expert statements
#BehindTheScenes info graphics
#GoodToKnow-facts
- on fortifiers in donor milk Facebook/Instagram and Twitter
on Human Milk Matters Facebook/Instagram
- on intestinal infections Facebook/Instagram and Twitter
- on donor milk Facebook/Instagram and Twitter
- on human milk fat Facebook/Instagram and Twitter
- on HMOs Facebook/Instagram and Twitter
- on lactoferrin Facebook/Instagram and Twitter
- on mothers who breastfeed Facebook/Instagram and Twitter
- on NEC Facebook/Instagram and Twitter
- on highblood pressure Facebook/Instagram and Twitter
- on cytokines Facebook/Instagram and Twitter
- on more scientific evidence Facebook/Instagram and Twitter
- on breast milk of mothers of preterm babies Facebook/Instagram and Twitter
- on fortification of human milk Facebook/Instagram and Twitter
- on lower rates of metabolic syndrome Facebook/Instagram and Twitter
- on human milk fat Facebook/Instagram and Twitter
- on lactose in human milk Facebook/Instagram and Twitter
- on performance in IQ-test Facebook/Instagram and Twitter
- on HMOs to promote a healthy gut Facebook/Instagram and Twitter
- on preterm babies sleep Facebook/Instagram and Twitter
EFCNI warmly thanks the Union of European Neonatal & Perinatal Societies (UENPS), for their great support and collaboration:
The Human Milk Matters – Human Milk Cares campaign was independently developed and is powered by EFCNI.
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