Profile of women attended by the human milk bank of Odete Valadares Maternity Hospital in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

In Brazil, the first “Human Milk Bank” (HMB) was implemented in 1943. Minas Gerais' oldest HMB still in operation was opened on October 19th, 1986 – the HMB of Odete Valadares Maternity Hospital [Maternidade Odete Valadares] (MOV) – and remains as a protagonist service in breastfeeding (BF) pro...

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Main Authors: Rose Hellen Cota Bomfim, Érika Marina Rabelo, Carla da Cruz Santos, Mateus Oliveira Marcelino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2020-02-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciHealthSci/article/view/47994