Donor human milk for preterm infants: Current evidence and research directions

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 535-542

  Arslanoglu, Sertac ^a,b   Corpeleijn, Willemijn ^c,d   Moro, Guido ^a   Braegger, Christian ^e   Campoy, Cristina ^f   Colomb, Virginie ^g   Decsi, Tamas ^h   Domellöf, Magnus ⁱ   Fewtrell, Mary ^j   Hojsak, Iva ^k   Mihatsch, Walter ^l   Mølgaard, Christian ^m   Shamir, Raanan ⁿ   Turck, Dominique ^o   Van Goudoever, Johannes ^c  

^a Italian Association of Human Milk Banks   (Italy)

^b Izmir Dr Behc'et Uz Children's Hospital   (Turkey)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^g HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

ⁱ UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^j UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^k Croatia   (Croatia)

^l Harlaching Hospital   (Germany)

^m UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

ⁿ TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^o UNIV LILLE   (France)

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Author keywords

Donor milk; Human milk; Human milk banking; Pasteurization; Preterm infant

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD SAFETY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DONOR; FEEDING; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; LACTATION; LUNG DYSPLASIA; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; STORAGE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INFANT, PREMATURE; MILK BANKS; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 84885232948     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3182a3af0a     Document Type: Review

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