Breast Milk Donation in the Muslim Population: Why It Is Possible

Virginie Rigourd; Muriel Nicloux; Agnès Giuseppi; Stéphanie Brunet; Daniel Vaiman; Rafik TerkiHassaine; Sabrina Jébali; Zalfa Kanaan; Azzedine Ayachi

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Breast Milk Donation in the Muslim Population: Why It Is Possible

Virginie Rigourd, Muriel Nicloux, Agnès Giuseppi, Stéphanie Brunet, Daniel Vaiman, Rafik TerkiHassaine, Sabrina Jébali, Zalfa Kanaan, Azzedine Ayachi

Published in American Journal of Pediatrics (Volume 4, Issue 1)

Received: 28 January 2018 Accepted: 5 March 2018 Published: 30 March 2018

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Some mothers have negative ideas about human milk donation, especially in the Muslim population, because of the «milk brother-sister» concept, whereas infants are often in need of human milk. A mother delivered a very low birth-weight infant of 500 g after 26 weeks of amenorrhea. She was able to collect 200 mL of milk per day by four days after birth, 500ml/day after seven, and then up to 1.5 L/day. At the end of the hospitalization, the milk bank asked her if she was willing to donate her milk. She first refused to offer her milk for donation because of the «brother milk» concept. After discussion, the milk-bank team managed to convince the mother to donate the 179 Liters of milk not used by her baby. The two issues that may arise for a Muslim are whether they allowed to donate their own milk and whether their infant can receive donated milk. These issues were addressed by: i) performing a literature review covering all points of view of the religion concerning human milk donation, ii) seeking the expertise of religious figures, and iii) examining biological and genetic issues. Thus, religious, cultural, biological, and epigenetic aspects all support milk donation by Muslim mothers to milk banks and allow children to receive donated milk. Milk banks should be created in Muslim countries to promote the health of pre-term infants.

Published in	American Journal of Pediatrics (Volume 4, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajp.20180401.13
Page(s)	12-14
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Human Milk Bank, Muslim, Milk Donation, Preterm, Breastfeeding

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Virginie Rigourd; Muriel Nicloux; Agnès Giuseppi; Stéphanie Brunet; Daniel Vaiman, et al. Breast Milk Donation in the Muslim Population: Why It Is Possible. Am. J. Pediatr. 2018, 4(1), 12-14. doi: 10.11648/j.ajp.20180401.13

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Virginie Rigourd, Muriel Nicloux, Agnès Giuseppi, Stéphanie Brunet, Daniel Vaiman, et al. Breast Milk Donation in the Muslim Population: Why It Is Possible. Am J Pediatr. 2018;4(1):12-14. doi: 10.11648/j.ajp.20180401.13

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Virginie Rigourd

Necker Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France
Muriel Nicloux

Necker Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France
Agnès Giuseppi

Necker Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France
Stéphanie Brunet

Necker Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France
Daniel Vaiman

Epigenetic and Physiopathology of Reproduction, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
Rafik TerkiHassaine

West Algerian Pediatric Society, Oran, Algeria
Sabrina Jébali

Necker Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France
Zalfa Kanaan

Necker Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France
Azzedine Ayachi

Intercommunal André Grégoire Hospital, Montreuil, France

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Virginie Rigourd, Muriel Nicloux, Agnès Giuseppi, Stéphanie Brunet, Daniel Vaiman, et al. (2018). Breast Milk Donation in the Muslim Population: Why It Is Possible. American Journal of Pediatrics, 4(1), 12-14. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajp.20180401.13

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Virginie Rigourd; Muriel Nicloux; Agnès Giuseppi; Stéphanie Brunet; Daniel Vaiman, et al. Breast Milk Donation in the Muslim Population: Why It Is Possible. Am. J. Pediatr. 2018, 4(1), 12-14. doi: 10.11648/j.ajp.20180401.13

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Virginie Rigourd, Muriel Nicloux, Agnès Giuseppi, Stéphanie Brunet, Daniel Vaiman, et al. Breast Milk Donation in the Muslim Population: Why It Is Possible. Am J Pediatr. 2018;4(1):12-14. doi: 10.11648/j.ajp.20180401.13

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