Influence of refrigeration or freezing on human milk macronutrients and energy content in early lactation: Results from a tertiary centre survey.

Luminița PăduraruGabriela Ildikó ZondaAndreea-Luciana AvasiloaieiMihaela MoscaluDaniela Cristina DimitriuMaria Stamatin

Published in: Paediatrics & child health (2018)

Milk frozen for more than 2 weeks contains less protein and energy than milk refrigerated for up to 72 hours. In the absence of milk bank access, in common settings, short-term refrigeration is preferable to long-term freezing.

Keyphrases

human milk
low birth weight
preterm infants
cross sectional
small molecule