Presence of human milk bank is associated with elevated rate of exclusive breastfeeding in VLBW infants

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 129-131

  Arslanoglu, Sertac ^a   Moro, Guido E ^a   Bellù, Roberto ^b,c   Turoli, Daniela ^b   De Nisi, Giuseppe ^a   Tonetto, Paola ^a,d   Bertino, Enrico ^a,d  

^a Italian Association of Human Milk Banks (AIBLUD)c/o Biomedia   (Italy)

^b Italian Neonatal Network (INN)   (Italy)

^c A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

breastfeeding; Donor human milk; lactation; milk bank; preterm infant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; DONOR; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; ITALY; MALE; MILK BANKS; MILK, HUMAN; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 84875415493     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2012-0196     Document Type: Article

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