Características de las mujeres donantes de un banco de leche materna y relación con el tiempo de donación / Profile of human milk bank donors and relationship with the length of the donation

INTRODUCCIÓN: Promocionar los bancos de leche materna es una importante labor social y sanitaria. Los bancos dependen de las donaciones de madres lactantes, por ello la importancia de conocer las características de las donantes. OBJETIVOS: Describir las características demográficas de las donantes, proporcionar información sobre los factores que les influyen o motivan y relacionar sus características con el tiempo de donación. MÉTODOS: Estudio descriptivo prospectivo; 168 donantes cumplimentaron un cuestionaron escrito cuando iniciaron la donación. A 98 (58%) de ellas se les pasó una entrevista telefónica. RESULTADOS: La edad media fue 33,1 ± 4,5 años. El 27,9% vivía fuera de Madrid y un 21,4% eran inmigrantes. El 23,7% tenía un empleo a jornada completa, el 65,3% formación universitaria y el 96,2% pareja estable. La principal razón para donar fue exceso de leche (77%) y querer ayudar a otras mujeres (75%). El 20% identificó el transporte de la leche hasta el banco como el principal obstáculo. Para el 61%, la principal razón para terminar la donación fue el final de la lactancia. Se asocia a mayor tiempo de donación tener un hijo a término, con peso mayor de 1.500 g, empezar pronto la donación y compatibilizar la donación con la situación laboral. CONCLUSIÓN: El perfil más común de donante es una mujer joven, universitaria y con pareja estable. El tener un recién nacido a término, iniciar antes la donación y compatibilizar la situación laboral con la donación incrementan el tiempo de donación. Recoger la leche en el domicilio facilitaría la donación a las mujeres

INTRODUCTION: The promotion of Human Milk Banks is an important social service. The Human Milk Banks depend on donors, and knowing the profile of donors seems quite important. OBJECTIVE: To study the demographics and lifestyles of the donors, the reasons or influences for donating, and to associate these variables with the length of the donation. METHODS: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted on 168 mothers who answered the written questionnaire when they agreed to become donors. 98 (58%) responded to the telephone interview. RESULTS: The mean age was 33.1±4.5 years. Of the total 27.9% lived outside Madrid and 21.4% were immigrants, with 23.7% working full time, 65.3% had a university education, and 96.2% had a stable partner. The main reasons for donating were too much milk (77%), and to help others (75%). The main obstacle was transportation to the Human Milk Bank for 20% of the donors, and for 61% the main reason for terminating donation was due to reaching the end of lactation. A longer donation is associated with: having a term newborn, with birth weight over 1500g, starting donating early and reconciling the donation to the work situation. CONCLUSION: The most common donor profile was a young woman, with university education and a stable partner. Having a term new born, starting donating early, and the conciliation with work is associated with longer donations. Milk pick-up at home would make donation easier

[Profile of human milk bank donors and relationship with the length of the donation]. / Características de las mujeres donantes de un banco de leche materna y relación con el tiempo de donación.

INTRODUCTION: The promotion of Human Milk Banks is an important social service. The Human Milk Banks depend on donors, and knowing the profile of donors seems quite important. OBJECTIVE: To study the demographics and lifestyles of the donors, the reasons or influences for donating, and to associate these variables with the length of the donation. METHODS: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted on 168 mothers who answered the written questionnaire when they agreed to become donors. 98 (58%) responded to the telephone interview. RESULTS: The mean age was 33.1 ± 4.5 years. Of the total 27.9% lived outside Madrid and 21.4% were immigrants, with 23.7% working full time, 65.3% had a university education, and 96.2% had a stable partner. The main reasons for donating were too much milk (77%), and to help others (75%). The main obstacle was transportation to the Human Milk Bank for 20% of the donors, and for 61% the main reason for terminating donation was due to reaching the end of lactation. A longer donation is associated with: having a term newborn, with birth weight over 1500 g, starting donating early and reconciling the donation to the work situation. CONCLUSION: The most common donor profile was a young woman, with university education and a stable partner. Having a term new born, starting donating early, and the conciliation with work is associated with longer donations. Milk pick-up at home would make donation easier.