title: Fortification of maternal milk for very low birth weight (VLBW) pre-term neonates.
abstract: Human milk is the best food for all neonates; however, in pre-term infants, especially those with a very low birth weight, it may lead to insufficient intake of protein and energy. The use of fortified human milk produces adequate growth in premature infants and satisfies the specific nutritional requirements of these babies. To improve the nutritional management of pre-term infants < or =35 weeks' gestational age, an individualised human milk fortification system based on the analysis of maternal milk was evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Terapia Intensiva Neonatale, Puericultura e Nido, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria e Università di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reali
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fanaro
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atzei
authors.forename: Melania
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puddu
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moi
authors.forename: Vassilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fanos
mesh_terms: D005527:Food, Fortified / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000187:drug effects; D018570:Risk Assessment