Longitudinal Analysis of Macronutrient Composition in Preterm and Term Human Milk: A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mother's own milk is the optimal source of nutrients and provides numerous health advantages for mothers and infants. As they have supplementary nutritional needs, very preterm infants may require fortification of human milk (HM). Addressing HM composition and variations is essential to optimize HM fortification strategies for these vulnerable infants.

Aims

To analyze and compare macronutrient composition in HM of mothers lactating very preterm (PT) (28 0/7 to 32 6/7 weeks of gestational age, GA) and term (T) infants (37 0/7 to 41 6/7 weeks of GA) over time, both at similar postnatal and postmenstrual ages, and to investigate other potential factors of variations.

Methods

Milk samples from 27 mothers of the PT infants and 34 mothers of the T infants were co

SUBMITTER: Fischer Fumeaux CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6683284 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature