Fatty acid concentrations in preterm infants fed the exclusive human milk diet: a prospective cohort study.

Lindsay F HolzapfelJana P UngerPam GordonHeeju YangJoanne E Cluette-BrownLaura A GollinsAmy B HairCamilia R Martin

Published in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2023)

An exclusive human milk diet maintains birth docosahexaenoic and eicosapentaenoic acid concentrations. However, the postnatal deficit in arachidonic acid was not prevented.

Keyphrases

human milk
low birth weight
preterm infants
fatty acid
weight loss
physical activity
preterm birth
gestational age
pregnancy outcomes