Abstract
Background: Very low birth weight infants (VLBW) are at significant risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and current evidence indicates decreased incidence with human milk (HM) use. However, whether mother’s own milk (MOM) and donor breast milk (DBM) confer the same benefit is not well elucidated. While many mothers of VLBW infants initiate milk expression, the number who continue to provide MOM declines during the first month of life, necessitating the use of DBM. However, the effect of nutritional source of HM, either MOM or DBM, on the …
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