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Table 2 Direct costs for collection and management of a liter of donor human milk at our human milk bank

From: How much does a liter of donor human milk cost? Cost analysis of operating a human milk bank in Italy

 

Total costs (€)

Liters collected in 2019

Cost (€ / liter)

Total costs (€)

Liters prepared at maximum capacity

Cost (€ / liter)

Medical staff

21,101.0

771.0

27.37

21,101.0

904.0

23.34

Paramedical staff

40,798.0

52.92

40,798.0

45.13

Medical consumables

Point estimate

Point estimate

Direct costs of Lactarium

Point estimate

Point estimate

Laboratory tests (microbiological testing procedures on milk before pasteurization)

865.0

771.0

1.12

1014.0

904.0

1.12

Transport

18,955.0

24.58

18,955.0

20.97