The association of macronutrients in human milk with the growth of preterm infants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast milk is the optimal choice for feeding premature babies. However, the prevalence rate of extrauterine growth restriction in preterm infants remains high.

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to analyze the macronutrients present in human milk and the correlation with the growth of in-hospital preterm infants.

Methods

This prospective study is based on data from 99 in-hospital preterm infants younger than 37 weeks of gestational age on an exclusively human milk diet. Infants who had previously received parenteral nutrition were eligible, but they had to have reached full enteral feeding at the time that the samples were taken. A total of 3282 samples of raw human milk or donor pasteurized milk were collected. The levels of lactose, protein, fat, a

SUBMITTER: Lin YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7098608 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature