title: [Morbidity reduction in preterm newborns fed with milk of their own mothers].
abstract: In order to study the effect of feeding on the morbidity, 118 premature newborn, were followed on successive basis; 59 fed with infant term formula (F) and 59 fed with own mother's milk (LH). The patients were classified in 3 groups according to birth weight: I, < 999 g (n = 4/4); II, 1000-1499 g (n = 37/37) and III, 1500-1999 g (n = 18/18), each group F and LH having equal numbers. Growth, morbidity and clinical management were recorded. Necrotizing enterocolitis (P < 0.001), urinary tract infection (P < 0.01) and infectious diarrhea (P < 0.01) were less frequent in LH infants and as a consequence these infants needed less antimicrobial therapy (P < 0.001), nevertheless the human milk contained flora bacteria. The LH infants of group II need fewer red cell transfusions (P < 0.001) and each group was similar and only the babies < 999 g had increments of approximately 15 g/kg/day. This study highlights the importance of feeding the premature infant with own mother's milk; however, the infant growth increments were less than the expected suggesting that human milk must be fortified with proteins and minerals, considering the mothers as a true human milk bank.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Prematuros, Hospital de Ginecoobstetricia Luis Castelazo Ayala, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, D.F.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Contreras-Lemus
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Flores-Huerta
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cisneros-Silva
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Orozco-Vigueras
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hernández-Gutiérrez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández-Morales
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chávez-Hernández
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001942:Breast Feeding; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000382:microbiology; D009035:Mothers
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Disminución de la morbilidad en neonatos pretérmino alimentados con leche de su propia madre.