ArticleFood & nutrition research2021
Is preterm donor milk better than preterm formula for very-low-birth-weight infants?
Article in Food & nutrition research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Efficacy and heterogeneity: an exclusive human milk diet for necrotizing enterocolitis prevention in very preterm infants-a systematic review and meta-analysis of 11 studies.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
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- Islamic lifesaving human milk donation model for small and sick preterm: Policy development.Dialogues in health · 2026Article
- Nutrient Composition of Pasteurized Donor Human Milk and Short-Term Growth Outcomes in Infants.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2026Observational
- Balancing access to donor human milk: Rationing vs expanding use.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2026Review
- Comparison of the short-term neonatal outcomes of preterm neonates before and after the launch of human milk bank in Iran: a retrospective descriptive study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Combined Nutrition in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.Cureus · 2023Article
- Impact of Donor Human Milk in an Urban NICU Population.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPreterm human milk has advantages over preterm formula (PF), but it may compromise some functions after pasteurization.
objectiveTo explore the effects of preterm donor milk (DM) on growth, feeding tolerance, and severe morbidity in very-low-birth-weight infants.
methodThis was a single-center, prospective cohort study that included 304 preterm infants weighing <1,500 g or of gestational age <32 weeks. If the mother's own milk was insufficient, the parents decided to use PF (
resultsThe daily weight gain and weekly head growth in the DM group were not different from those in the PF group (
conclusionThe study indicated that preterm DM does not affect the growth of very-low-birth-weight infants. Further, it significantly reduces feeding intolerance, helps achieve full enteral feeding early, and has protective effects against necrotizing enterocolitis and sepsis. Thus, compared with formula, preterm DM can lower the rate of infection in preterm infants and is worthy of promotion.
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