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Information on setting up a program on a mother-baby unit:
Drouin, K.H., Riley, J.F., Benjamin, C, Gregory, K.E., Sen, S. & Belfort, M.B. (2019). Donor Milk Policies for Level 1 Newborn Care: A Descriptive Analysis. Breastfeeding Medicine, 14 (8), 10 Oct 2019. doi.org/10.1089/bfm.2019.0094
Lewis, S.C., McMahon, M., Combs, G., Smith, K., Segura-Harrison, M., & Philipp, B. (2017). The nuts and bolts of implementing a donor milk program on a mother baby unit. Journal of Human Lactation, 34(1), 116 – 119. doi:10.1177/0890334417740346