Table 1 Suggested roles for health-care personnel supporting a HMB
From: Establishing an integrated human milk banking approach to strengthen newborn care
HMB operational team structure | Skills/staffing | Roles and responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
HMB champion | Head neonatologist or pediatrician | Provides overall supervision of the HMB quality control, distribution and operations Provides technical expertise |
HMB advisory committee | Microbiologist, lactation support/advisor, HMB champion, community leader, facility management, HMB technician, maternity operations manager, nurse, dietitian and infection control | Provides monitoring, feedback and guidance to milk bank to ensure quality output and structure Provides guidance on effective integration of core HMB staff into hospital to support neonatal care Advocates for HMB in local community |
Core HMB staff | Lactation support specialist and HMB technician | Ensures lactation support is available to mothers in HMB, ward and community Oversees the handling and processing of donor milk Manages operations of HMB facility |
