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Review
. 2014 Jun;41(2):405-21.
doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2014.02.010. Epub 2014 Apr 13.

Fortification of human milk in very low birth weight infants (VLBW <1500 g birth weight)

David H Adamkin  1 , Paula G Radmacher  2
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Review

Fortification of human milk in very low birth weight infants (VLBW <1500 g birth weight)

David H Adamkin et al. Clin Perinatol. 2014 Jun.

Abstract

The American Academy of Pediatrics supports the feeding of human milk for all infants. Very-low-birth-weight and extremely low-birth-weight infants especially can benefit from the immune and neurodevelopmental effects of human milk. However, human milk alone is nutritionally inadequate for the rapid growth of the very-low-birth-weight infant during a critical window for brain development and requires fortification to meet current recommendations. There are a variety of products, devices, and strategies that can be used to fine tune nutritional support of these very vulnerable infants.

Keywords: Human milk fortification; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Neurodevelopment; Postnatal growth restriction; Preterm human milk; Very low birth weight infants.

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