The health benefits of breastfeeding are so significant that stronger support of breastfeeding
has become a public health priority. Target breastfeeding rates are ensconced in national …

Early nutritional support of preterm infants is critical to life-long health and well being.
Numerous studies have demonstrated that preterm infants are at increased risk of mortality …

Mother's own milk represents the optimal source for preterm infant nutrition, as it promotes
immune defenses and gastrointestinal function, protects against necrotizing enterocolitis …

Late preterm infants (LPIs), like all other newborns, should have a qualified healthcare
provider assigned to their care during the immediate postpartum recovery period following …

Purpose In Alberta, the high occurrence of late preterm infants and early hospital discharge
of mother-infant dyads has implications for postpartum care in the community. Shortened …

Objective To evaluate short-term respiratory outcomes in late preterm infants (LPI) compared
with those of term infants (TI). Methods A retrospective study conducted in a single third level …

Objective To describe challenges that late preterm infants (LPIs) face with breastfeeding and
to provide an overview of current policy statements and practice guidelines that support …

The scope of practice for newborn care in nonintensive hospital settings is ever changing,
with obstetric care advances, shorter length of stay (LOS), and increased family-centered …

Objective To examine hospitalization and breastfeeding (BF) experiences for early‐term
(ET) and full‐term (FT) infants to determine if differences existed between them. Design …

The milk metabolome is composed of hundreds of molecules that can impact infant
development. In preterm infants, sterilized donor milk (DM) is frequently used for their …