Evidence indicates that human milk (HM) is the best form of nutrition uniquely suited not only
to term but also to preterm infants conferring health benefits in both the short and long-term …

Background When sufficient maternal breast milk is not available, alternative forms of enteral
nutrition for preterm or low birth weight (LBW) infants are donor breast milk or artificial …

Background Human breast milk‐fed preterm infants can accumulate nutrient deficits leading
to extrauterine growth restriction. Feeding preterm infants with multi‐nutrient fortified human …

Bovine colostrum (BC), the first milk produced from cows after parturition, is increasingly
used as a nutritional supplement to promote gut function and health in other species …

The develo** brain of the very low birth weight (VLBW) infant is highly sensitive to effects
of the nutritional milieu during the neonatal hospitalization and after discharge. Strategies to …

Background Human milk as compared to formula reduces morbidity in preterm infants but
requires fortification to meet their nutritional needs and to reduce the risk of extrauterine …

Objective To determine whether weight gain velocity (g/kg/day) 30 days after the initiation of
feeds after cardiac surgery and other clinical outcomes improve in infants with single …

Background Preterm infants require high protein intake to achieve adequate growth and
development. Although breast milk feeding has many benefits for this population, the protein …

Own mother's milk is the first choice in feeding preterm infants and provides multiple short-
and long-term benefits. When it is unavailable, donor human milk is recommended as the …

Recent research focuses on the variability of breast milk composition, its impact on postnatal
growth patterns and the usefulness of target fortification. As well, diets exclusively composed …