A CRITICAL NEED FOR BREASTMILK COLLECTION CENTERS FOR HIGH-RISK PREMATURE BABIES

Zainol Abidin, Mashitah and Wan Yusoff, Wan Mazwati (2023) A CRITICAL NEED FOR BREASTMILK COLLECTION CENTERS FOR HIGH-RISK PREMATURE BABIES. In: Social Issues and Development International Conference 2023, IIUM and Online. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Premature babies are very vulnerable and exposed to various life-threatening diseases. The World Health Organisation reported that many premature babies were saved from morbidity and mortality when they were fed breastmilk starting within the first hour after their birth. The rate of premature birth in Malaysia has increased exponentially since 2018—more than 20 percent of premature births. Therefore, hospitals should have enough supplies of breastmilk to save the lives of these precious premature babies. However, only one hospital in Malaysia provides supplies of breastmilk on demand. This study employed content analysis to examine the concept of Maqasid Shari’ah to justify the proposal of the establishment of breastmilk collection centres in hospitals throughout Malaysia to save the lives, intellects, and progenies of at-risk premature babies. The primary issues resulting from breastmilk sharing according to the Islamic perspective were examined, and practical steps were proposed to rectify them. The steps involved obtaining signed consent from the wet nurse and her husband; screening of the wet nurse’s health and personality characteristics; screening of the breastmilk by the milk collection centre; obtaining a signed consent from the premature baby’s parents; feeding breastmilk to the premature baby with the consent of witnesses; a meeting between the wet nurse and her family and the baby’s parents and family; and completing the wet nursing document to be given to the newly formed milk kinship family.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Slide Presentation)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Premature birth, breastmilk, Shariah compliant breastmilk centre, wet nurse, milk kinship
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Fundamental and Inter-Disciplinary Studies (Effective: 5th Feb 2014)
Depositing User:	Dr. Wan Mazwati Wan Yusoff
Date Deposited:	02 Jun 2023 10:51
Last Modified:	02 Jun 2023 10:51
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/104720

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