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Research supporting Ameda's milk storage guidelines

 

 

What research supports Ameda’s milk storage guidelines?

Ameda’s current milk storage guidelines, which are featured on our milk storage card and in some of Ameda’s breast pump instructions for use, are consistent with the resources below:

Jones, F. and M.R. Tully. 2006. Best Practice for Expressing, Storing and Handling Human Milk in Hospitals, Homes and Child Care Settings. Raleigh NC: Human Milk Banking Association of North America.

Mohrbacher, N. 2010. Breastfeeding Answers Made Simple: A Guide for Helping Mothers. Amarillo, TX: Hale Publishing.

The following research studies support these guidelines:

Barger, J. and Bull, P. A comparison of the bacterial composition of breast milk stored at room temperature and stored in the refrigerator. IJCE 1987; 2:29-30.

Hamosh, M. et al. Breastfeeding and the working mother: effect of time and temperature of short-term storage on proteolysis, lipolysis, and bacterial growth in milk. Pediatrics 1996; 97(4):492-98.

Nwankwo, M. et al. Bacterial growth in expressed breast-milk. Ann Trop Paediatr 1988; 8:92-95.

Pardou, A. et al. Human milk banking: influence of storage processes and of bacterial contamination on some milk constituents. Biol Neonate 1994; 65:302-09.

Pittard, W. et al. Bacteriostatic qualities of human milk. J Pediatr 1985; 107:240-43.

Quan, R. et al. Effects of microwave radiation on anti-infective factors in human milk. Pediatrics 1992; 89:667-72.

Sigman, M. et al. Effects of microwaving human milk: changes in IgA content and bacterial count. J Am Diet Assoc 1989; 89:690-92.

Sosa, R. and Barness, L. Bacterial growth in refrigerated human milk. Am J Dis Child 1987; 141:111-12.