ReviewNutrients2018
Supporting Mothers of Very Preterm Infants and Breast Milk Production: A Review of the Role of Galactogogues.
Review in Nutrients, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Herbal galactagogues to improve breastmilk production and lactation in mothers of preterm babies: a systematic review of clinical trials.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- The Impact of Human Milk on Necrotizing Enterocolitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- First-in-Human Study of Merotocin, a Short-Acting Peptidic Oxytocin Receptor Agonist for Lactation Support.Clinical pharmacology in drug development · 2025Trial
- Investigating the Effectiveness of Fenugreek on the Quantity of Breast Milk and the Level of Prolactin in Mothers of Preterm Newborns: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Current drug research reviews · 2025Trial
- The effect of orally consumed Lactuca sativa syrup on human milk volume and weight gain in the preterm infant: a randomized controlled clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- Efficacy and safety of domperidone and metoclopramide on human milk production in postpartum mothers: a bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Knowledge and Attitude of Parents of Preterm Babies and Health-Care Providers Related to Human Milk Banking in a Tertiary-Care Hospital.Florence Nightingale journal of nursing · 2024Article
- Transferring an extremely premature infant to an extra-uterine life support system: a prospective view on the obstetric procedure.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Review
- Breastfeeding and human milk in the NICU: From birth to discharge.Paediatrics & child health · 2023Review
- Pasteurization of human milk affects the miRNA cargo of EVs decreasing its immunomodulatory activity.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Infant feeding for people living with HIV in high resource settings: a multi-disciplinary approach with best practices to maximise risk reduction.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2023Review
- Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for postpartum hypogalactia: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2023Article
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- Breastfeeding and Human Lactation.Nutrients · 2019Article
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Abstract
Human milk, either mother’s own milk or donor human milk, is recommended as the primary source of nutrition for very preterm infants. Initiatives should be in place in neonatal units to provide support to the mother as she strives to initiate and maintain a supply of breast milk for her infant. The use of galactogogues are considered when these initiatives alone may not be successful in supporting mothers in this endeavor. Although there are non-pharmacologic compounds, this review will focus on the pharmacologic galactogogues currently available and the literature related to their use in mothers of very preterm infants.
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