title: Human Milk Fortification in India.
abstract: Human milk fortification in preterm babies has become a standard of care in developed countries. Use of human milk fortifier (HMF) in very-low-birthweight infants is not a routine practice in India. There are concerns about high osmolality, feed intolerance, necrotizing enterocolitis, risk of contamination and added cost associated with use of HMF. There are limited data from India which address the issue of safety and short-term benefits of human milk fortification. This chapter highlights the issues related to human milk fortification in our country.
authors.affiliation: Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Old Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Neelam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kler
authors.forename: Anup
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Modi
authors.forename: Avneet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soni
authors.forename: Satish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saluja
mesh_terms: D001827:Body Height; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D020345:Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / Q000209:etiology; D005506:Food Contamination; D059022:Food Safety; D005527:Food, Fortified / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight / Q000254:growth & development*; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000254:growth & development*; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000379:methods; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000517:prevention & control; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000737:chemistry; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015430:Weight Gain