Table 1 Structure of the National Stakeholder Meeting

Introduction

Stakeholders stated their institutions’ current position with regard to neonatal death and milk donation and any important personal experiences on the topic.

Literature review

A literature review on lactation and milk donation after neonatal death was presented

Research findings

Preliminary findings from part one of the current research project (‘Breast milk Donation After Neonatal Loss’) exploring bereaved mothers’ experiences with lactation and milk donation were presented

Sociological and bioethical review

Key sociological and bioethical principles regarding milk donation after neonatal death were presented.

Stakeholder discussion

Following the presentations, an interactive discussion among the Stakeholders was facilitated by an experienced social science researcher (KEC) to respond to the question, ‘what are the key considerations in our current practice, and in response to the NSM presentations that we need to consider for Australian HMBs?”