The relationship between creamatocrit and cumulative percentage of total milk volume: a cross-sectional study in mothers of very preterm infants in Bangkok, Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human hindmilk contains higher concentrations of fat than foremilk and is more desirable for growth in preterm infants who can tolerate limited volumes of breastmilk. There is currently no clear demarcation between foremilk and hindmilk. This study characterized the change in breastmilk's fat content from the start to end of milk flow and defined this demarcation.

Methods

Mothers of infants born at ≤ 32 weeks gestational age and ≥ 14 days after childbirth in a University hospital in Bangkok, Thailand between July, 2011, and April, 2012 were included in this cross-sectional study. Breastmilk samples were sequentially collected from the start to end of milk flow in 5-mL aliquots using breast pumps. The fat content of each aliquot from each breast was determined thro

SUBMITTER: Bowornkitiwong W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10668363 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature