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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Calvo Benito, Javier author Garcia Lara, Nadia Raquel author Gormaz, Maria author Pena, Manuela author Martinez Lorenzo, Maria Jose author Ortiz Murillo, Pilar author Brull Sabate, Josep Maria author Maria Samaniego, Carmen author Gayà, Antoni author 2018-07 It is widely agreed that the best source of nutrition for the newborn is the milk of their own mothers. In those cases where it is not available, especially in very premature and/or very low birth weight infants, as well as other sick newborns, the preferred choice before formula is the human milk provided by selected donors. This indication is supported by the highest international bodies dedicated to the health of the child population, including the World Health Organisation as well as the main national and international scientific societies in the field of Paediatrics. Milk banks are health institutions responsible for the collection, processing and distribution of donated human milk. Currently, there are 14 human milk banks operating in Spain, grouped in the Spanish Association of Human Milk Banks, created in September 2008. In order to homogenise the criteria and to unify the working methods of the different milk banks, the Spanish Association of Human Milk Banks has developed standards to harmonise the protocols, and to serve as a guide for the start-up of new milk banks in the Spanish territory. These standards, set out in the present article, range from the donor selection and the evaluation process to the collection, processing, storage, and distribution of donor human milk. Calvo J, Garcia Lara NR, Gormaz M, Pena M, Martinez Lorenzo MJ, Ortiz Murillo P, et al. Recommendations for the creation and operation of maternal milk banks in Spain. An Pediatr. 2018 Jul;89(1):65.e1. Epub 2018 Feb 26. 10.1016/j.anpedi.2018.01.010 1696-4608 1695-4033 Anales de Pediatria http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13003/17450 29496426 L620928196 2-s2.0-85042601303 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/22627 457109900012 Human milk bank Donor breast milk Necrotising enterocolitis Low birth weight infant Very low birth weight infants Recommendations for the creation and operation of maternal milk banks in Spain