Preterm infants fed fortified human milk receive less protein than they need

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Arslanoglu S., MORO G. E. , Ziegler E. E.

JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY, vol.29, no.7, pp.489-492, 2009 (Peer-Reviewed Journal) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1038/jp.2009.50
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.489-492
  • Keywords: human milk fortification, adjustable fortification, protein intake, breast milk fortification, neonatal nutrition, preterm, BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANTS, INTENSIVE-CARE-UNIT, BREAST-MILK, COGNITIVE-DEVELOPMENT, FORTIFICATION, GROWTH

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the actual nutrient intakes observed in a previously reported study with assumed nutrient intakes based on the customary assumptions about the composition of human milk.