Associations of Maternal Milk Feeding With Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 7 Years of Age in Former Preterm Infants.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Maternal milk feeding may have unique long-term neurodevelopmental benefits in very preterm infants.

Objective

To examine the extent to which maternal milk feeding after very preterm birth is associated with cognitive, academic, and behavioral outcomes at school age.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective cohort study assessed 586 infants born at less than 33 weeks' gestation at 5 Australian perinatal centers and enrolled in the Docosahexaenoic Acid for Improvement of Neurodevelopmental Outcomes study (January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2005) who were evaluated at a corrected age of 7 years. The statistical analysis was completed on January 19, 2022.

Exposures

Maternal milk intake, including mean volume (milliliters per kilogram per day) du

SUBMITTER: Belfort MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9280396 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature