Human Milk Banks: Equity and Quality for the Health of Vulnerable Babies
25-27 October 2023, Madrid Spain
Deadline for abstract submission: July 23rd, 2023)
All the European Milk Bank Association Board is witnessing with regret and sorrow the events that are affecting population of Ukraine in this moment...
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EMBA, in cooperation with MEDELA, is organizing two webinars with the purpose to promote Human Milk feeding in Preterm Infants.
Click link below for details of Webinar 1 of 2
EMBA, in cooperation with MEDELA, is organizing two webinars with the purpose to promote Human Milk feeding in Preterm Infants.
Click link below for details of Webinar 2 of 2
and especially to all the contributors for their excellent presentations and posters, We will look forward to seeing you in Madrid in 2023.
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May 19th 2021
Transforming tiny lives with the gift of human milk
The members of the Task Force will evaluate the present knowledge about how COVID-19 affects the last period of pregnancy, the type of delivery, the neonatal period, breastfeeding and human milk donation.
More details >Welcome to the European Milk Bank Association (EMBA) website where you will find information from many of the 200+ milk banks operating in more than 20 countries throughout Europe as well as news from milk banks and about the use of donor human milk around the world. Whether you are a current member of EMBA, hoping to join our association or simply an interested visitor to the website we hope you find this site useful. If you wish to donate human milk, in the first instance please contact the named individual on the page for the country where you reside.
To find out more about the milk banks in a specific country, click on the relevant flag at the top of the page or on the ‘Click for full map’ button to the left of the flags and then on the country (not available for most smart phones).
The last webinar within the series "Supporting mothers in proper nutrition of children in crisis" entitled “Human milk bank in emergency - donor milk as a bridge to mothers own milk” will take place online on Thursday, June 22 at 17:30 (Central European Time). The series is a part of the project implemented by the Human Milk Bank Foundation and partners on behalf of UNICEF. Read more >>
On behalf of European Milk Bank Association (EMBA), we are delighted to invite you to our 7th International Congress, which will be held in Madrid, Spain, on 25-27 October 2023. Read more >>
Humanitarian crisis affecting European countries has given us a sense of how little is known about how to provide breastfeeding support to mothers and newborns during challenging times. Natural disasters and civil conflicts are indeed difficult situations to predict. However, having a comprehensive set of rules and policies based on well documented cases can play a crucial role in preparing the local healthcare system to protect breastfeeding during difficult times and as a result, to save many lives. More than ever, there is also an urgent need to raise awareness about the benefits of using donor milk under such challenging situations. Join this webinar to learn from first-hand experiences about how local professionals support Ukrainian women and babies in Polish lactation centres and in hospitals, as well as the related enlightening case of humanitarian aid for mothers and infants who were victims of natural disasters in the Philippines. Read more >>
On May 13th, during the 3rd International Donor Milk Research Congress in Milan, a new Board of Directors has been formed and new EMBA officers have been elected... Read more >>
EMBA Working Groups are the means by which members of the Association are able to contribute to in depth investigations into aspects of human milk banking and the use of donor human milk... Read more >>
