ReviewActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2022
Review highlights the importance of donor human milk being available for very low birth weight infants.
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- A systematic review of contaminants in donor human milk.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Pooled it
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- Providing Choice: Exploring Maternal Perceptions of Infant Feeding When Supplementation Is Required.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Article
- Risk Assessment of Dietary Exposure to Fluoride from Follow-On Milk Consumption.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Microbiota-Modulating Strategies in Neonates Undergoing Surgery for Congenital Gastrointestinal Conditions: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Impact of Enteral Nutrition on Clinical Outcomes in Very Low Birth Weight Infants in the NICU: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Enhanced versus standard fortification of pasteurized donor human milk for growth in very low birth weight infants: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- The Unsung Heroes: The Profile of the Donor at a Southern Italian Milk Bank and Driving Factors in Human Milk Donation.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Combined Nutrition in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.Cureus · 2023Article
- Does protocol miconazole administration improve mortality and morbidity on surgical necrotizing enterocolitis?Pediatric surgery international · 2023Article
- A descriptive analysis of human milk dispensed by the Leipzig Donor Human Milk Bank for neonates between 2012 and 2019.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Association between Abnormal Antenatal Doppler Characteristics and Gastrointestinal Outcomes in Preterm Infants.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Evaluation of Intestinal Microbial Metabolites in Preterm Infants with Different Initial Feeding Methods by In Vitro Fermentation Modeling System.Microorganisms · 2022Article
- Review highlights the importance of donor human milk being available for very low birth weight infants.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2022Review
- How to Provide Breast Milk for the Preterm Infant and Avoid Symptomatic Cytomegalovirus Infection with Possible Long-Term Sequelae.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
aimThe aim of this paper was to review the role that donor human milk plays in caring for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants.
methodsThis review focussed on academic papers and background information published in English and French up to 8 August 2021.
resultsDonor human milk provides a useful bridge to successful breastfeeding in hospitalised neonates and does not have a negative impact on the use of mother's own milk and breastfeeding rates at discharge. It helps to prevent key complications of prematurity, particularly necrotising enterocolitis up to 36 weeks of postmenstrual age, which is more common in infants fed formulas based on cows' milk. When it is carefully fortified, it supports the postnatal growth of the majority of very preterm infants. Well-organised, accessible human milk banks are required to cover the needs of hospitalised infants, and donor human milk must be prioritised for patients who derive the greatest health benefit from it. These include very preterm infants and those born at term, or near term, with surgical digestive malformations or congenital heart disease.
conclusionSafe, high-quality donor human milk, which is distributed by well-organised human milk banks, is essential for the most vulnerable hospitalised neonates.
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