BLOOD TESTS FOR MILK DONORS to a Human Milk Bank
Blood Testing this is general information and not legally binding.
Before a Milk Bank would accept donated breast milk, they would need to ask a number of questions about your general health and lifestyle.
They would also require a blood test to ensure the absence of any of diseases and infections, which may be transmitted through breast milk.
The screening process for milk donation is similar to that of a blood donors and the tests are similar to the ones already undergone before giving birth to your baby (Antenatal blood screening test).
Your blood will be tested for:
HIV 1 and 2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 and 2 is responsible for AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). AIDS is the name given to a collection of diseases that develop because the body’s immune system breaks down. It is possible to carry HIV for many years without becoming ill.
Hepatitis B and C
Viruses that infect liver cells and can cause inflammation of the liver.
HTLV I and II
Human T-cell Leukemia virus types I and II are most common in Southern Japan, the Caribbean, parts of Africa, South America and south eastern USA. Many people who carry these viruses have no symptoms although they will be infectious.
Syphilis
A sexually transmitted bacterial infection.
Also other tests may be requested by individual milk banks
CMV
These infections can be passed on in a number of ways:
Through unprotected sexual intercourse
Through sharing needles
Via blood transfusions
Via tattoos and body piercing if non-sterile equipment is used.
Blood Testing this is general information and not legally binding.
Before a Milk Bank would accept donated breast milk, they would need to ask a number of questions about your general health and lifestyle.
They would also require a blood test to ensure the absence of any of diseases and infections, which may be transmitted through breast milk.
The screening process for milk donation is similar to that of a blood donors and the tests are similar to the ones already undergone before giving birth to your baby (Antenatal blood screening test).
Your blood will be tested for:
HIV 1 and 2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 and 2 is responsible for AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). AIDS is the name given to a collection of diseases that develop because the body’s immune system breaks down. It is possible to carry HIV for many years without becoming ill.
Hepatitis B and C
Viruses that infect liver cells and can cause inflammation of the liver.
HTLV I and II
Human T-cell Leukemia virus types I and II are most common in Southern Japan, the Caribbean, parts of Africa, South America and south eastern USA. Many people who carry these viruses have no symptoms although they will be infectious.
Syphilis
A sexually transmitted bacterial infection.
Also other tests may be requested by individual milk banks
CMV
These infections can be passed on in a number of ways:
Through unprotected sexual intercourse
Through sharing needles
Via blood transfusions
Via tattoos and body piercing if non-sterile equipment is used.
