Publications in 2024
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Shenker NS, Nangia S. Nonprofit human milk banking: On a challenging path to global equity. Matern Child Nutr. 2024 Jun;20 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):e13623. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13623. Epub 2024 Jan 10. PMID: 38204285; PMCID: PMC11184564.
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Weaver G, Chatzixiros E, Biller-Andorno N, Grummer-Strawn L; Human Milk Banking Consultative Working Group. International expert meeting on the donation and use of human milk: Brief report. Matern Child Nutr. 2024 Jun;20 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):e13550. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13550. Epub 2024 Feb 6. PMID: 38318678; PMCID: PMC11184568.
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Coutsoudis A, Ascherl R, Bertino E, Garcia-Lara N, Moro G, Nangia S, Picaud JC, Shenker N, Staff M, Wesolowska A, Weaver G. Response to “Repeating the errors of the past: the hazards of a commercial human milk industry” Modi (2024) from the Global Alliance of Milk Banks and Associations. Pediatr Res. 2024 May 28. doi: 10.1038/s41390-024-03259-4. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38806666.
- Brown A, Griffin S, Weaver G, Shenker N. Receiving screened donor human milk as part of a community-based lactation support programme reduces parental symptoms of anxiety and depression. Matern Child Nutr. 2024 Jun 19:e13686. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13686. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38898718.
- Dos Santos BG, Shenker N, Weaver G, Perrin MT. Donation barriers, enablers, patterns and predictors of milk bank donors in the United States and United Kingdom. Matern Child Nutr. 2024 Jul;20(3):e13652. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13652. Epub 2024 Apr 12. PMID: 38606492; PMCID: PMC11168376.
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Shenker N, Linden J, Wang B, Mackenzie C, Hildebrandt AP, Spears J, Davis D, Nangia S, Weaver G. Comparison between the for-profit human milk industry and nonprofit human milk banking: Time for regulation? Matern Child Nutr. 2024 Jan;20(1):e13570. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13570. Epub 2023 Oct 13. PMID: 37830377; PMCID: PMC10749996.
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Nakibuuka V, Kainza J, Nasiima R, Nalunga S, Nazziwa R, Mponye H, Nuwahereza C, Kyambadde R, Nantenza R, Nassonko C, Nalubwama B, Nabwami I, Nabaliira M, Kabategweta C, Nalule O, Nampijja J, Namugga B, Kirabira P, Weaver G. Setting up the first human milk bank in Uganda: a success story from Nsambya hospital. Front Nutr. 2024 Jan 10;10:1275877. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1275877. PMID: 38268674; PMCID: PMC10806123.
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Gandino S, Bzikowska-Jura A, Karcz K, Cassidy T, Wesolowska A, Królak-Olejnik B, Klotz D, Arslanoglu S, Picaud JC, Boquien CY, Bertino E, Moro GE, Weaver G. Vegan/vegetarian diet and human milk donation: An EMBA survey across European milk banks. Matern Child Nutr. 2024 Jan;20(1):e13564. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13564. Epub 2023 Sep 19. PMID: 37724510; PMCID: PMC10750000.
Publications in 2023
- Chmelova K, Berrington J, Shenker N, Zalewski S, Rankin J, Embleton N. Exploring Human Milk, Nutrition, Growth, and Breastfeeding Rates at Discharge(HUMMINGBIRD Study): a protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2023 Mar;7(1):e001803. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2022-001803. PMID: 36882232; PMCID: PMC10008155.
- Shenker NS, Griffin S, Hamill-Keays J, Thomson M, Simpson J, Weaver G. Understanding the current and future usage of donor human milk in hospitals: An online survey of UK neonatal units. Matern Child Nutr. 2023 Oct;19(4):e13526. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13526. Epub 2023 Jul 3. PMID: 37400943; PMCID: PMC10483937.
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Gutierrez Dos Santos B, Shenker N, Weaver G, Perrin MT. Comparison of Breastfeeding and Pumping Experiences of Milk Bank Donors in the United States and United Kingdom. Breastfeed Med. 2023 Nov;18(11):870-880. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2023.0172. Epub 2023 Oct 27. PMID: 37889994.
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Siziba LP, Huhn S, Pütz E, Baier C, Peter RS, Gebauer C, Griffin S, Wedekind S, Shenker N, Genuneit J. Diversity and trends of human milk banking: a scoping review from 1946 to 2021. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2023 May;108(3):210-216. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-324499. Epub 2022 Oct 7. PMID: 36207059.
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Tran HT, Nguyen TT, Nguyen OTX, Barnett D, Weaver G, Mathisen R. Characteristics and factors influencing the volume of breastmilk donated by women to the first human milk bank in Vietnam. Front Glob Womens Health. 2023 Oct 2;4:1185097. doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2023.1185097. PMID: 37849562; PMCID: PMC10577291.
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Tran HT, Nguyen TT, Nguyen OTX, Huynh LT, Nguyen LT, Nguyen TT, Le HTT, Barnett D, Weaver G, Mathisen R. Differences in the Microbiological Profile of Raw and Pasteurized Breastmilk from Hospital and Community-Based Donors at the First Human Milk Bank in Vietnam. Nutrients. 2023 Jan 13;15(2):412. doi: 10.3390/nu15020412. PMID: 36678283; PMCID: PMC9864883.
Publications in 2022
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Brown A, Shenker N. Receiving screened donor human milk for their infant supports parental wellbeing: a mixed-methods study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022 May 31;22(1):455. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04789-7. PMID: 35641919; PMCID: PMC9154035.
- Shenker NS, Perdones-Montero A, Burke A, Stickland S, McDonald JAK, Cameron SJS. Human Milk from Tandem Feeding Dyads Does Not Differ in Metabolite and Metataxonomic Features When Compared to Single Nursling Dyads under Six Months of Age. Metabolites. 2022 Nov 4;12(11):1069. doi: 10.3390/metabo12111069. PMID: 36355152; PMCID: PMC9696481.
- Griffin S, Watt J, Wedekind S, Bramer S, Hazemi-Jebelli Y, Boyle R, Weaver G, Shenker NS. Establishing a novel community-focussed lactation support service: a descriptive case series. Int Breastfeed J. 2022 Jan 15;17(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s13006-021-00446-5. PMID: 35033128; PMCID: PMC8760776.
- Yang X, Fox A, DeCarlo C, Norris C, Griffin S, Wedekind S, Flanagan JM, Shenker N, Powell RL. Comparative Profiles of SARS-CoV-2 Spike-Specific Human Milk Antibodies Elicited by mRNA- and Adenovirus-Based COVID-19 Vaccines. Breastfeed Med. 2022 Aug;17(8):638-646. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2022.0019. Epub 2022 Jun 8. PMID: 35675683.
Publications in 2021
- Klotz D, Wesołowska A, Bertino E, Moro GE, Picaud JC, Gayà A, Weaver G. The legislative framework of donor human milk and human milk banking in Europe. Matern Child Nutr. 2021 Dec 22:e13310. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13310. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34936203.
- Wedekind SIS, Shenker NS. Antiviral Properties of Human Milk. Microorganisms. 2021 Mar 31;9(4):715. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9040715. PMID: 33807146; PMCID: PMC8066736.
- Bramer S, Boyle R, Weaver G, Shenker N. Use of donor human milk in nonhospitalized infants: An infant growth study. Matern Child Nutr 2021:e13128.
- Tyebally Fang M, Chatzixiros E, Grummer-Strawn L, Engmann C, Israel-Ballard K, Mansen K, O’Connor DL, Unger S, Herson M, Weaver G, Biller-Andorno N. Developing global guidance on human milk banking. Bull World Health Organ. 2021 Dec 1;99(12):892-900. doi: 10.2471/BLT.21.286943. Epub 2021 Oct 20. PMID: 34866685; PMCID: PMC8640695.
- Price E, Hoffman P, Weaver G, Gilks J, Jones M, O’Brien V, Ridgway G. Importance of following guidance on decontamination of breast pump milk collection kits and related items. J Hosp Infect. 2021 Nov 11:S0195-6701(21)00389-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.11.002. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34774974.
- Kontopodi E, Arslanoglu S, Bernatowicz-Lojko U, Bertino E, Bettinelli ME, Buffin R, Cassidy T, van Elburg RM, Gebauer C, Grovslien A, Hettinga K, Ioannou I, Klotz D, Mileusnić-Milenović R, Moro GE, Picaud JC, Stahl B, Weaver G, van Goudoever JB, Wesolowska A. Donor milk banking: Improving the future. A survey on the operation of the European donor human milk banks. PLoS One. 2021 Aug 19;16(8):e0256435. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256435. PMID: 34411191; PMCID: PMC8376009.
- Brown A, Shenker N. Experiences of breastfeeding during COVID-19: Lessons for future practical and emotional support. Matern Child Nutr. 2021 Jan;17(1):e13088. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13088. Epub 2020 Sep 23. PMID: 32969184; PMCID: PMC7537017.
- Tran HT, Nguyen TT, Barnett D, Weaver G, Nguyen OTX, Van Ngo Q, Le HTT, Huynh LT, Do CT, Mathisen R. Trends and Dynamics in the First Four Years of Operation of the First Human Milk Bank in Vietnam. Nutrients. 2021 Mar 28;13(4):1107. doi: 10.3390/nu13041107. PMID: 33800596; PMCID: PMC8067108.
- Shenker N, Staff M, Vickers A, Aprigio J, Tiwari S, Nangia S, Sachdeva RC, Clifford V, Coutsoudis A, Reimers P, Israel-Ballard K, Mansen K, Mileusnic-Milenovic R, Wesolowska A, Goudoever JBV, Hosseini M, Klotz D, Grøvslien AH, Weaver G; Virtual Collaborative Network of Milk Banks and Associations. Maintaining human milk bank services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic: A global response. Matern Child Nutr. 2021 Jul;17(3):e13131. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13131. Epub 2021 Jan 6. PMID: 33403779; PMCID: PMC7883204.
- Azad MB, Nickel NC, Bode L, Brockway M, Brown A, Chambers C, Goldhammer C, Hinde K, McGuire M, Munblit D, Patel AL, Pérez-Escamilla R, Rasmussen KM, Shenker N, Young BE, Zuccolo L. Breastfeeding and the origins of health: Interdisciplinary perspectives and priorities. Matern Child Nutr. 2021 Apr; 17(2): e13109. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13109. Epub 2020 Nov 19. PMID: 33210456; PMCID: PMC7988860.
Publications in 2020
- Shenker N; Virtual Collaborative Network of Human Milk Banks and Associations. Maintaining safety and service provision in human milk banking: a call to action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2020 Jul;4(7):484-485. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(20)30134-6. Epub 2020 May 6. PMID: 32573440; PMCID: PMC7202855.
- Shenker NS, Wesolowska A, van Goudoever JB, Nangia S, Klotz D. Undermining breastfeeding will not alleviate the COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet. 2020 Oct 10;396(10257):1064-1065. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32071-7. PMID: 33038959; PMCID: PMC7544453.
- Biggs KV, Fidler KJ, Shenker NS, Brown H. Are the doctors of the future ready to support breastfeeding? A cross-sectional study in the UK. Int Breastfeed J. 2020 May 20;15(1):46. doi: 10.1186/s13006-020-00290-z. PMID: 32434558; PMCID: PMC7238622.
- Shenker NS, Perdones-Montero A, Burke A, Stickland S, McDonald JAK, Alexander-Hardiman K, Flanagan J, Takats Z, Cameron SJS. Metabolomic and Metataxonomic Fingerprinting of Human Milk Suggests Compositional Stability over a Natural Term of Breastfeeding to 24 Months. Nutrients. 2020 Nov 11;12(11):3450. doi: 10.3390/nu12113450. PMID: 33187120; PMCID: PMC7697254.
Publications in 2019
- Joffe N, Webster F, Shenker N. Support for breastfeeding is an environmental imperative. BMJ. 2019 Oct 2;367:l5646. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l5646. PMID: 31578194.
- Israel-Ballard K, Cohen J, Mansen K, Parker M, Engmann C, Kelley M; Oxford-PATH Human Milk Working Group. Call to action for equitable access to human milk for vulnerable infants. Lancet Glob Health. 2019 Nov;7(11):e1484-e1486. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30402-4. PMID: 31607455.
- Arslanoglu S, Boquien CY, King C, Lamireau D, Tonetto P, Barnett D, Bertino E, Gaya A, Gebauer C, Grovslien A, Moro GE, Weaver G, Wesolowska AM, Picaud JC. Fortification of Human Milk for Preterm Infants: Update and Recommendations of the European Milk Bank Association (EMBA) Working Group on Human Milk Fortification. Front Pediatr. 2019 Mar 22;7:76. doi: 10.3389/fped.2019.00076. PMID: 30968003; PMCID: PMC6439523.
- Weaver G, Bertino E, Gebauer C, Grovslien A, Mileusnic-Milenovic R, Arslanoglu S, Barnett D, Boquien CY, Buffin R, Gaya A, Moro GE, Wesolowska A, Picaud JC. Recommendations for the Establishment and Operation of Human Milk Banks in Europe: A Consensus Statement From the European Milk Bank Association (EMBA). Front Pediatr. 2019 Mar 4;7:53. doi: 10.3389/fped.2019.00053. PMID: 30886837; PMCID: PMC6409313.
- Moro GE, Billeaud C, Rachel B, Calvo J, Cavallarin L, Christen L, Escuder-Vieco D, Gaya A, Lembo D, Wesolowska A, Arslanoglu S, Barnett D, Bertino E, Boquien CY, Gebauer C, Grovslien A, Weaver GA, Picaud JC. Processing of Donor Human Milk: Update and Recommendations From the European Milk Bank Association (EMBA). Front Pediatr. 2019 Feb 28;7:49. doi: 10.3389/fped.2019.00049. PMID: 30873395; PMCID: PMC6403467.
Publications in 2018
- Shenker NS. The resurgent influence of big formula. BMJ. 2018 Aug 23;362:k3577. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k3577. Erratum in: BMJ. 2018 Aug 28;362:k3678. PMID: 30139927.
- Reimers P, Shenker N, Weaver G, Coutsoudis A. Using donor human milk to feed vulnerable term infants: a case series in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Int Breastfeed J. 2018;13:43. Published 2018 Sep 10. doi:10.1186/s13006-018-0185-6
