Table 1 Use of Donor human milk in participating neonatal units within Germany, Austria and Switzerland^a

Level of neonatal care^b

Level III

Level II

Level III

Level II

Level III

Level II

Contacted centers (n)

165

58

7

17

7

7

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Response rate

91 (58)

27 (47)

6 (86)

6 (35)

6 (86)

6 (86)

No use of DHM

65 (72)

18 (67)

1 (17)

3 (50)

0 (0)

5 (83)

Use of DHM

26 (28)

9 (33)

5 (83)

3 (50)

6 (100)

1 (25)

 Routinely^c

13 (50)

1 (11)

4 (80)

2 (67)

6 (100)

0 (0)

 Regularly

2 (8)

1 (11)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Occasionally

4 (15)

4 (44)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Rarely

7 (27)

3 (33)

1 (20)

1 (23)

0 (0)

1 (100)