Human milk is the preferred diet for preterm infants as it protects against a multitude of NICU
challenges, specifically necrotizing enterocolitis. Infants who receive greater than 50% of …

NEC is a multifactorial disease that occurs when multiple risk factors and/or stressors
overlap, leading to profound inflammation and intestinal injury. Human milk feedings, both …

Preterm infants are extremely vulnerable to a range of morbidities and mortality.
Underdeveloped cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and immune systems in the preterm …

Objective: This study tested the hypothesis that feeding an exclusively human milk (EHM)
diet to premature infants reduces the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) associated …

Objective: The objective of this study is to determine whether the use of donor human milk
(DHM) in very low birth weight (VLBW,⩽ 1500 g) neonates in a large neonatal intensive care …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the health benefits of an exclusively human milk–based diet
compared with a diet of both human milk and bovine milk–based products in extremely …

In humans, growth and development continues until early adulthood when bone, muscle,
and nervous tissue reaches final stages of maturity. Adequate levels of nutritional intake and …

BACKGROUND: An exclusive human milk diet (EHM) including fortification with a human
milk-based fortifier has been shown to decrease the occurrence of necrotizing enterocolitis …

Human milk (HM) is widely considered to be the optimal form of infant nutrition, and is
endorsed by both national and international health organizations. 1 Because HM contains …

Background: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a frequent cause of mortality and morbidity in
very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Human milk (HM) feeding has been associated with …