Improved brain growth and microstructural development in breast milk-fed very low birth weight premature infants.

Katherine Marie OttoliniNickie AndescavageKushal KapseMarni JacobsCatherine Limperopoulos

Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2020)

VLBW infants receiving primarily breast milk versus preterm formula in this small exploratory study demonstrated significantly greater regional brain volumes and white matter microstructural organisation by term-equivalent age.

Keyphrases

white matter
low birth weight
preterm infants
human milk
multiple sclerosis
preterm birth
gestational age
resting state
blood brain barrier
cerebral ischemia