Results 1 to 10 of about 90,955 (259)
Donor Human Milk for Preterm Infants [PDF]
Journal of Perinatology, 2001 As survival rates for preterm infants improve, more attention is being focused on improving the quality of survival through optimal nutritional management. The benefits of human milk for term infants are well recognized, with current research suggesting that human milk may especially benefit the preterm infant.
Nancy Wight
openalex +4 more sources
A Decision Tree for Donor Human Milk: An Example Tool to Protect, Promote, and Support Breastfeeding [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2018 Despite decades of breastfeeding promotion, exclusive breastfeeding rates for the first 6 months of life remain low: around 40% globally. Infants that are admitted to a neonatal ward are even less likely to be exclusively breastfed.
Shelley Brandstetter +13 more
doaj +2 more sources
Using donor human milk to feed vulnerable term infants: a case series in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa [PDF]
International Breastfeeding Journal, 2018 Background Donor human milk is the World Health Organization’s recommendation for infant feeding when the mother’s own breast milk is unavailable. Breast milk has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality and in low birthweight infants, donor milk ...
Penelope Reimers +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Metabolomic Profile of Personalized Donor Human Milk [PDF]
Molecules, 2020 Human milk could be considered an active and complex mixture of beneficial bacteria and bioactive compounds. Since pasteurization drastically reduces the microbial content, we recently demonstrated that pasteurized donor human milk (DHM) could be inoculated with different percentages (10% and 30%) of mother’s own milk (MOM) to restore the unique live ...
Monica Lamberti +5 more
openalex +4 more sources
Donor human milk: actuality and perspectives [PDF]
Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2015 Growing clinical evidences indicate the benefits of human milk (HM) for appropriate growth and development of a newborns: the particular composition make it a unique and inimitable nutrient [1]. Mother’s own milk is the first choice for all neonates including preterm infants, when it is unavailable or in short supply, donor milk (DM) is an important ...
Enrico Bertino +6 more
openalex +4 more sources
PLoS ONE, 2021 BackgroundProvision of donor human milk is handled by established human milk banks that implement all required measures to ensure its safety and quality.
Eva Kontopodi +19 more
doaj +12 more sources
Nutrient Composition of Donor Human Milk and Comparisons to Preterm Human Milk
The Journal of Nutrition, 2023 Human milk is the preferred diet for very low birth weight (VLBW,
Amy Gates +4 more
openalex +3 more sources
PLoS ONE, 2023 IntroductionMother's own milk is the best nutrition for every newborn and especially for vulnerable infants such as preterm infants with a very low birth weight below 1,500 grams (VLBW).
Nadine Scholten +11 more
doaj +4 more sources
Impact of Donor Human Milk in an Urban NICU Population
Children, 2022 The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the use of donor human milk in infants when mother’s own milk is not available. Our objective was to analyze whether the use of donor human milk in preterm, very-low-birth-weight (VLBW,
Ahreen Allana +3 more
doaj +3 more sources
High-Temperature Short-Time Pasteurization System for Donor Milk in a Human Milk Bank Setting [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 Donor milk is the best alternative for the feeding of preterm newborns when mother's own milk is unavailable. For safety reasons, it is usually pasteurized by the Holder method (62.5°C for 30 min).
Diana Escuder-Vieco +8 more
doaj +2 more sources