Challenges in breast milk fortification for preterm infants

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 276-284

  Rochow, Niels ^a   Landau Crangle, Erin ^a   Fusch, Christoph ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

breast milk analysis; growth; lactation; nutrition; target fortification

Indexed keywords

LACTOSE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ACCURACY; BREAST MILK; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD GROWTH; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; LACTATION; MACRONUTRIENT; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NUTRIENT CONTENT; OSMOLALITY; POSTNATAL GROWTH; PREMATURITY; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; DIET; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE;

DIET; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MILK, HUMAN; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

EID: 84928471366     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 14736519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000167     Document Type: Review

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