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ArticleJournal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association2025

Comparing Impacts of Donor Human Milk to Formula Supplementation on the Gut Microbiome of Full-Term Infants Born Via Cesarean Section: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Meredith Merilee Brockway, Maria Khalid, Yasmeen Khalil, Heather C Rusi, Michelle R Asbury, Marie-Claire Arrieta, Elizabeth Keys, Christine Ou, Jannette Festival

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Article in Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Meredith Merilee BrockwayFaculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1024-2594
Maria KhalidFaculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID 0009-0009-7532-8661
Yasmeen KhalilFaculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID 0009-0009-9824-3417
Heather C RusiFaculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID 0009-0002-4108-6608
Michelle R AsburyAlberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1871-4795
Marie-Claire ArrietaAlberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Elizabeth KeysSchool of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Development, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0251-0720
Christine OuSchool of Nursing, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada.
Jannette FestivalNorthernStar Mothers Milk Bank, Calgary, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA disrupted gut microbiome during an infant's first 1000 days of life can lead to long-lasting negative effects on child health. Cesarean delivery and formula feeding are two factors that can detrimentally impact infant microbiome development as well as maternal mental health. Donor human milk may be a superior supplementation alternative to formula. RESEARCH

aimTo examine donor human milk supplementation compared to formula supplementation in full-term infants born via Cesarean section and the impact on the infant gut microbiome, infant health outcomes, breastfeeding outcomes, and maternal mental health.Methods and Planned Analyses:We are conducting a pilot clinical randomized controlled trial, comparing donor human milk to formula supplementation for 187 full-term infants born via Cesarean section who are breastfeeding and require supplementation in the first postnatal week of life. Infant stool samples, breastfeeding outcomes, maternal mental health, and child health outcomes will be measured at 1-week, 3-, 6-, and 12-months postpartum. Additionally, child health and maternal mental health are being assessed at 18- and 36-months postpartum. DISCUSSION: This study will generate essential data on the association between supplementation types and the full-term infant microbiome, breastfeeding exclusivity and duration, and infant health. It will also provide preliminary data to inform a multi-site, longitudinal mixed-methods randomized controlled trial that will assess longer term child health outcomes. This evidence may be used to inform guidelines and policies that will increase accessibility to and raise awareness of donor human milk as a supplementation option in this population.

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Cesarean SectionGastrointestinal MicrobiomeInfant FormulaMilk, HumanBreast FeedingDietary SupplementsFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornPilot ProjectsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicbreastfeedingCaesarean sectiondonor human milkexclusive breastfeedingformula feedingfull-term Infantgastrointestinal microbiomematernal mental healthrandomized controlled trials

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PMCPMC12623661

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