Gillian Weaver

Biographic Data

ID6634935
NAMEGillian Weaver
GIVEN NAMESGillian
FAMILY NAMEWeaver
SIGNATUREWEAVER G
AFFILIATIONSRothamsted Research
ORCID0000-0002-7556-1852
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS14
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1999
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • Receiving screened donor human milk as part of a community‐based lactation support programme reduces parental symptoms of anxiety and depression

    Open AccessAmy Brown, Sam Griffin et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2024

    Infant feeding decisions and maternal mental health are closely tied. Donor human milk (DHM) protects premature infant health and development and can reduce hospital stays. Recent qualitative research has highlighted that having the option for an infant to receive DHM can also support parental wellbeing through reducing concerns about infant health and supporting feeding preferences. However, no quantitative study has examined this relationship. …

  • International expert meeting on the donation and use of human milk

    Open AccessGillian Weaver, Efstratios Chatzixiros et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2024

    Where a mother's own milk is not available or is insufficient, donor human milk (DHM) processed by a human milk bank (HMB) is the recommended next best alternative. HMBs exist in over 65 countries. However, most countries have yet to establish national policies or programmes that support the provision of DHM. In July 2019, a group of international experts in fields relevant to human milk banking gathered at a meeting organised by the Institute of…

  • Disparities in being able to donate human milk impacts upon maternal wellbeing

    Open AccessAmy Brown, Catrin Griffiths et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2024

    Receiving donor human milk for a baby can have a protective effect upon parental wellbeing. A growing body of research also finds that being able to donate milk to a milk bank, particularly after infant loss, can also boost maternal wellbeing through feelings of altruism and purpose. However, most studies are qualitative, with small sample sizes outside the United Kingdom, and often do not include the experiences of those who have been unable to …

  • Donation barriers, enablers, patterns and predictors of milk bank donors in the United States and United Kingdom

    Open AccessBruna Gutierrez dos Santos, Natalie Shenker et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2024

    Pasteurised donor human milk is recommended for very low birthweight infants who do not have access to their mother's milk. Although the use of donor milk continues to increase, little is known about the donation experiences of milk bank donors. We aimed to describe and compare enablers, barriers and patterns of human milk donation and identify factors predicting donation volume in a convenience sample of approved milk bank donors in the United K…

  • Understanding the current and future usage of donor human milk in hospitals

    Open AccessNatalie Shenker, Samantha Griffin et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2023

    The use of donor human milk (DHM) where there is a shortfall of maternal milk can benefit both infant and maternal outcomes but DHM supply is not always assured. This study aimed to understand current DHM usage in UK neonatal units and potential future demand to inform service planning. An online survey was disseminated to all UK neonatal units using Smart Survey or by telephone between February and April 2022 after development alongside neonatal…

  • Comparison between the for‐profit human milk industry and nonprofit human milk banking

    Open AccessNatalie Shenker, Jonathan Linden et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2023

    Human milk (HM) is a highly evolutionary selected, complex biofluid, which provides tailored nutrition, immune system support and developmental cues that are unique to each maternal-infant dyad. In the absence of maternal milk, the World Health Organisation recommends vulnerable infants should be fed with screened donor HM (DHM) from a HM bank (HMB) ideally embedded in local or regional lactation support services. However, demand for HM products …

  • Vegan/vegetarian diet and human milk donation

    Open AccessSerena Gandino, Agnieszka Bzikowska‐Jura et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2023

    The nutritional adequacy of human milk (HM) from vegan/vegetarian mothers has been a matter of debate, and a variety of recommendations regarding the eligibility of these mothers as human milk donors exists. According to the latest evidence, HM from vegans/vegetarians is similar in its composition to that from omnivores, however, some differences may be observed regarding vitamin B 12 and omega-3 fatty acids concentrations. Maternal supplementati…

  • Maintaining human milk bank services throughout the Covid‐19 pandemic

    Open AccessNatalie Shenker, Marta Staff et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2021

    If maternal milk is unavailable, the World Health Organization recommends that the first alternative should be pasteurised donor human milk (DHM). Human milk banks (HMBs) screen and recruit milk donors, and DHM principally feeds very low birth weight babies, reducing the risk of complications and supporting maternal breastfeeding where used alongside optimal lactation support. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a range of challenges to HMBs worl…

  • The legislative framework of donor human milk and human milk banking in Europe

    Open AccessDaniel Klotz, Aleksandra Wesolowska et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2021

    Data about the regulatory approaches to donor human milk (DHM) in European countries are lacking. The aim of this study is to describe the various regulations of DHM within European countries, to assess its legislative context and its impact in relation to donor milk banking. We performed a cross-sectional survey using a semistructured online questionnaire addressing 29 national European milk-banking representatives from June 2020 to February 202…

  • Use of donor human milk in nonhospitalized infants

    Open AccessSolange Bramer, Robert Boyle et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2021

    When mother's own milk (MOM) is unavailable or insufficient, donor human milk (DHM) is recommended as the next best alternative for low birthweight infants. DHM use for healthy, term infants is increasing, but evidence for growth and tolerability is limited. This retrospective study evaluated growth in term infants in the community who received DHM from a UK milk bank. Mothers of infants receiving DHM between 2017 and 2019 were contacted (n = 49)…

  • Residents' Views of the Efficacy of Shelter Services for Assaulted Women

    Open AccessLeslie M Tutty, Gillian Weaver et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women1999Cited by: 14References: 5

    Although shelters for abused women are common across North America, few have been evaluated. This qualitative study consisted of in-depth interviews with 63 shelter residents. Thirty-five of these women were interviewed in follow-ups 4 to 6 months later. In each interview, they were asked what they found helpful during their shelter stay. Residents were positive about the supportive nature of the staff, safety, relationships with other residents,…