TY - JOUR
T1 - Human Milk for Preterm Infants and Fortification
AU - Bhatia, Jatinder
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Nestec Ltd., Vevey/S. Karger AG, Basel.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Breastfeeding is universally accepted as the preferred feeding for all newborn infants, including premature infants. The World Health Organization, American Academy of Pediatrics, Canadian Pediatric Society and the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, among others, recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months in term infants, while complementary feeding is introduced over the next several months. However, for preterm infants, fortification is recommended to meet requirements. Human milk composition varies with the duration of lactation, within a day and even during one expression, and composition may be altered by method of storage and pasteurization. In this monograph, the use of human milk for premature infants, its limitations, strategies to overcome said limitations and follow-up studies will be reviewed.
AB - Breastfeeding is universally accepted as the preferred feeding for all newborn infants, including premature infants. The World Health Organization, American Academy of Pediatrics, Canadian Pediatric Society and the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, among others, recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months in term infants, while complementary feeding is introduced over the next several months. However, for preterm infants, fortification is recommended to meet requirements. Human milk composition varies with the duration of lactation, within a day and even during one expression, and composition may be altered by method of storage and pasteurization. In this monograph, the use of human milk for premature infants, its limitations, strategies to overcome said limitations and follow-up studies will be reviewed.
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U2 - 10.1159/000442730
DO - 10.1159/000442730
M3 - Article
C2 - 27347886
AN - SCOPUS:84976892416
SN - 1664-2147
VL - 86
SP - 109
EP - 119
JO - Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop Series
JF - Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop Series
ER -