Abstract
Purpose Mothers’ own milk (MOM) feedings reduce the risk of multiple potentially preventable morbidities of prematurity in very low birthweight (VLBW: 1500 g birthweight) infants, including necrotizing enterocolitis, late onset sepsis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and neurodevelopmental problems. Although bioactive components in MOM suggest a favorable impact on retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), this relationship remains undetermined. There is a lack of consensus in the literature regarding the protective effect associated with MOM. Objective This study compared dose of MOM received by VLBW infants who did and did not require treatment …
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