Representations of women milk donors on donations for the human milk bank

• Main Authors: Wanessa Debôrtoli de Miranda (Author), Maria Cristina Passos (Author), Maria Imaculada de Fátima Freitas (Author), Palmira de Fátima Bonolo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Human milk banks (HMBs) have difficulty maintaining and increasing their stocks, and the number of women enrolling as members remains low. The present qualitative study, based on social representation theory, aimed to understand women's representations of the milk donation experience....