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ABSTRACT: Objective
Infants may benefit from early nutritional intervention to decrease hospital stay. To evaluate the effects of adding a human milk (HM)-derived cream (Cream) product to a standard feeding regimen in preterm infants.Materials and methods
In a prospective multicenter randomized study, infants with birth weights 750-1,250 g were assigned to a Control or Cream group. The Control group received a standard feeding regimen consisting of mother's own milk or donor HM with donor HM-derived fortifier. The Cream group received the standard feeding regimen along with an additional HM-derived cream supplement when the HM they received was <20 kcal/oz. Primary outcomes of this secondary analysis included comorbidities, length of stay (LOS), and postmenstrual age (PMA) at discharge.Results
We enrolled 75 infants (Control n = 37, Cream n = 38) with gestational age 27.7 ± 1.8 weeks and birth weight 973 ± 145 g (mean ± SD). After adjusting for gestational age, birth weight, and presence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), the Cream group had a decreased PMA at discharge (39.9 ± 4.8 versus 38.2 ± 2.7 weeks, p = 0.03) and LOS (86 ± 39 versus 74 ± 22 days, p = 0.05). For 21 infants with BPD, these values trended toward significance for PMA at discharge (44.2 ± 6.1 versus 41.3 ± 2.7 weeks, p = 0.08) and LOS (121 ± 49 versus 104 ± 23 days, p = 0.08).Conclusions
Very preterm infants who received an HM-derived cream supplement were discharged earlier. Infants with BPD may have benefited the most.
SUBMITTER: Hair AB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4827298 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hair Amy B AB Bergner Erynn M EM Lee Martin L ML Moreira Alvaro G AG Hawthorne Keli M KM Rechtman David J DJ Abrams Steven A SA Blanco Cynthia L CL
Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine 20160316
<h4>Objective</h4>Infants may benefit from early nutritional intervention to decrease hospital stay. To evaluate the effects of adding a human milk (HM)-derived cream (Cream) product to a standard feeding regimen in preterm infants.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>In a prospective multicenter randomized study, infants with birth weights 750-1,250 g were assigned to a Control or Cream group. The Control group received a standard feeding regimen consisting of mother's own milk or donor HM with donor ...[more]