Formula versus donor breast milk for feeding preterm or low birth weight infants.

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BACKGROUND: When sufficient maternal breast milk is not available, alternative sources of enteral nutrition for preterm or low birth weight infants are donor breast milk or artificial formula. Donor breast milk may retain some of the non-nutritive benefits of maternal breast milk for preterm or low birth weight infants. However, feeding with artificial formula may ensure more consistent delivery of optimal levels of nutrients. Uncertainty exists about the balance of risks and benefits of feed...

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Authors: Quigley, M; McGuire, W

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Cochrane database of systematic reviews
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 4
• Pages: CD002971
• Publication date: 2014-01-01
• DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd002971.pub3
• EISSN: 1469-493X
• ISSN: 1469-493X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Enteral Nutrition [methods]; Infant, Newborn; Humans; Milk, Human; Infant Formula; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Infant, Premature; Infant, Low Birth Weight