A prospective clinical study of Primo-Lacto: A closed system for colostrum collection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Colostrum is the first nutritional liquid that comes out of the breast during lactation. Colostrum collection can be challenging due to the small volume produced, and because breast pumps are not designed for colostrum collection. Besides pumping colostrum, the generally accepted practice is to use any available container to hand-express colostrum. Transfer between containers may lead to contamination, higher chance of infection and loss of colostrum. Our aim was to understand if a dedicated colostrum collection system (Primo-Lacto, Maternal Life, LLC, Palo Alto, CA) is more effective than standard hospital practice.

Methods

Mothers who delivered preterm infants < 34 weeks gestation and mothers with non-latching infants were approached within 24 hours of delivery.

SUBMITTER: Kristensen-Cabrera AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6231629 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature