Implementing an exclusive human milk diet for preterm infants: real-world experience in diverse NICUs

JR Swanson, A Becker, J Fox, M Horgan, R Moores… - BMC pediatrics, 2023 - Springer
Background Human milk–based human milk fortifier (HMB-HMF) makes it possible to
provide an exclusive human milk diet (EHMD) to very low birth weight (VLBW) infants in …

US state policies for Medicaid coverage of donor human milk

AT Rose, ER Miller, M Butler, C Eden, JH Kim… - Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Donor human milk is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics for high-risk
infants when mother's own milk is absent or insufficient in quantity. Several factors may …

Human milk growth factors and their role in NEC prevention: a narrative review

DJ York, AL Smazal, DT Robinson, IG De Plaen - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Growing evidence demonstrates human milk's protective effect against necrotizing
enterocolitis (NEC). Human milk derives these properties from biologically active …

Maternal production of milk for infants in the neonatal intensive care unit

R Hoban, RM Bowker, ME Gross, AL Patel - Seminars in perinatology, 2021 - Elsevier
Mother's own milk (MOM) feeding is a cost-effective strategy to reduce risks of comorbidities
associated with prematurity and improve long-term health of infants hospitalized in the …

Importance of human milk for infants in the clinical setting: Updates and mechanistic links

EM Nagel, KM Elgersma, TT Gallagher… - Nutrition in Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Human milk (HM) is the optimal source of nutrition for infants and has been
implicated in multiple aspects of infant health. Although much of the existing literature has …

Cost savings of mother's own milk for very low birth weight infants in the neonatal intensive care unit

TJ Johnson, AL Patel, ME Schoeny… - PharmacoEconomics-Open, 2022 - Springer
Objective The study aim was to determine the relationship between hospitalization costs and
mother's own milk (MOM) dose for very low birth weight (VLBW;< 1500 g) infants during the …

The current state of donor human milk use and practice

Y Bai, J Kuscin - Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Human milk contains nutrients and immune factors that promote health and growth of an
infant. Donor human milk is recommended as the best alternative for infants whose mothers' …

The Revolution of Breast Milk: The Multiple Role of Human Milk Banking between Evidence and Experience—A Narrative Review

PA Quitadamo, G Palumbo, L Cianti… - … journal of pediatrics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The review recalls the importance of breast milk and deepens the theme of human milk
banking, a virtuous reality that is expanding all over the world but is still little known. In the …

Personalized Nutrition with Banked Human Milk for Early Gut Microbiota Development: In Pursuit of the Perfect Match

E Hick, M Suárez, A Rey, L Mantecón, N Fernández… - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
The correct initial colonization and establishment of the gut microbiota during the early
stages of life is a key step, with long-lasting consequences throughout the entire lifespan of …

State of the science on the benefits of human milk for hospitalized, vulnerable neonates

BF Pados - Nursing for Women's Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Research on human milk has increased dramatically in recent years. The purpose of this
review is to describe the literature on the health benefits of human milk for hospitalized …