Infant nutrition (donor human milk vs. maternal milk) and long-term neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes in very low birth weight infants.

Raza U BajwaMuppala N P Raju Vinayak P GovandeMartha HemingwayKendall A P Hammonds Niraj Vora

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2022)

Infants fed DBM have a slightly greater propensity for growth over time compared to infants fed MBM. Longer follow-up is needed to further determine the effect, infant nutrition has on neurodevelopmental outcomes.

Keyphrases

low birth weight
human milk
preterm infants
preterm birth
physical activity
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
congenital heart disease
pregnancy outcomes