Customized Human Milk Fortification Based on Measured Human Milk Composition to Improve the Quality of Growth in Very Preterm Infants: A Mixed-Cohort Study Protocol
Customized Human Milk Fortification Based on Measured Human Milk Composition to Improve the Quality of Growth in Very Preterm Infants: A Mixed-Cohort Study Protocol

Customized Human Milk Fortification Based on Measured Human Milk Composition to Improve the Quality of Growth in Very Preterm Infants: A Mixed-Cohort Study Protocol

Funding Entity Portuguese Society of Neonatology

Financed Amount 5.000,00€

Start date 2019-01-01

Final date 2023-12-31

Objective

This study aims to determine whether, in the feeding of premature newborns, the method of fortification of human milk based on the measurement of its macronutrient concentration is associated with better growth quality compared to the method based only on the estimation of its macronutrient concentration.

Luís Pereira da Silva

Principal Investigator

Daniel Virella

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Publications

Cardoso M, Virella D, Papoila AL, Alves M, Macedo I, E Silva D, Pereira-da-Silva L. Individualized Fortification Based on Measured Macronutrient Content of Human Milk Improves Growth and Body Composition in Infants Born Less than 33 Weeks: A Mixed-Cohort Study. Nutrients. 2023 Mar 22;15(6):1533 https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15061533

Cardoso M, Figueiredo L, Moreira‑Rosário A, Camolas J, Virella D, Macedo I, et al. The effect of unadjusted mineral supplementation on bone health of preterm infants fed fortified human milk: An exploratory analysis. J Clin Neonatol 2024;13:48-56. https://doi.org/10.4103/jcn.jcn_10_24

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