The Canadian Paediatric Society recommends breastfeeding during COVID-19 infection. Humanmilk is the best form of infant nutrition providing significant protection against manyillnesses for term and preterm infants. When mothers of hospitalized infants are unableto supply their milk, the recommended supplement is human donor milk. The impact of apandemic on human milk banking is unknown. This study seeks to address this public healthissue. Donor milk will be collected from the Rogers Hixon Ontario Human Milk Bank atSinai Health System in Toronto. Samples will be analyzed for the COVID-19 virus specificnucleic acid and antibody in real-time and results will be immediately disseminated torelevant organizations to inform local, national and international guidelines surroundingdonor milk banking to protect the health of infants.
Other: Human milk donors
Human milk donors for the Rogers Hixon Ontario Human Milk Bank
Inclusion Criteria:
- Human milk donor for the Rogers Hixon Ontario Human Milk Bank
Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Sinai Health System
Toronto, Ontario, Canada