Donor human milk processing and its impact on infant digestion: A systematic scoping review of in vitro and in vivo studies.

ABSTRACT: When there is an inadequate supply of mother's milk, pasteurized donor human milk is preferred over formula to supplement feeds for preterm infants. Although providing donor milk helps to improve feeding tolerance and reduce necrotizing enterocolitis, changes to its composition and reductions in bioactivity during processing, are thought to contribute to the slower growth often exhibited by these infants. To improve the clinical outcomes of recipient infants by maximizing the quality of donor milk, research is currently investigating strategies to optimize all aspects of processing, including pooling, pasteurization, and freezing; however, reviews of this literature typically only summarize the impact of a processing technique on composition or bioactivity. Reviews of published research in

SUBMITTER: Pitino MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10102984 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature