...) preterm infants predominantly feeding maternal expressed breast milk (MEBM) vs. donor human expressed breast milk (DEBM) and to assess the utility of serial bedside ultrasound to predict VLBW infant BC. Methods: Singleton infants with birth weight (BW) <1500g on an exclusive human milk diet were...

...Karen S. Hsu Blatman, MD; Marcus Shaker, MD, MSc Copyright © 2022 by the American Academy of Pediatrics 2022 To evaluate the likelihood that food proteins in human milk can cause allergic reactions in infants with IgE-mediated food allergy. This systematic review narratively...

..., and conveys many benefits to all infants including sick preterm infants. Mothers’ own breast milk (MBM) has many advantages as it is tailored for the mother-infant couple. Donor breast milk (DBM) has been thought to be a reasonable alternative to MBM when MBM is unavailable. To our knowledge, there have been...

.../outreach by a milk bank. Copyright © 2020 by the American Academy of Pediatrics 2020 Background: Breast milk (BM) contains a plethora of cells/antibodies/bacteria that make it a complete form of nutrition that protects infants from illness. BM is especially vital for premature infants in neonatal...

... enough milk to exclusively breastfeed their child and, thus, supplement infant diets with formula or donor breast milk (DBM). Though DBM is the ideal supplement to comply with AAP guidelines, it is often difficult for parents to obtain DBM safely from milk banks (MBs) and they are increasingly turning...

... is allergic in the survey, confirmation of food allergy by an allergist, and consumption of breast milk before the child’s diagnosis. With the survey, the researchers then explored the mother’s consumption of food to which the child has an allergy (while breastfeeding), and, if present, reported possible...

... © 2020 by the American Academy of Pediatrics 2020 Background: Milk banks (MB), which are the primary source of donor breast milk for premature infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) nationwide, help save lives every day. Unfortunately, low donation rates mean that milk banks are often...

...Nikita Sood, BA BS; Anna Kuznetsova; Ruth Milanaik, DO Background: Low rates of breast milk donation to milk banks (MBs) limit the supply of donor breast milk (DBM) in NICUs, where preterm/ill infants depend on its many protective properties. A previous study demonstrated that many women...

... ( 8 ): 1834 12 Van de Perre P . Transfer of antibody via mother’s milk . Vaccine . 2003 ; 21 ( 24 ): 3374 – 3376 13 Cacho NT , Lawrence RM . Innate immunity and breast milk . Front Immunol . 2017 ; 8 : 584 14 Gao X , McMahon RJ , Woo...

...Meera Sankar, MD; Ya'el Weiner, n/a; Peiyi Kan, n/a; Neha Chopra, MD; Henry C. Lee, MD Copyright © 2021 by the American Academy of Pediatrics 2021 TITLE: Barriers to optimal breast milk provision in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Background: In the high risk NICU setting, breast...

.... Pregnant women and women of childbearing age are disproportionately affected. HCV is present in breast milk, but maternal HCV infection is not a contraindication to breastfeed or breast milk utilization. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends breastfeeding, unless bleeding or cracked nipples...

... in the breast milk of infected mothers. ^{1 – 3} In two cases in which the mother continued breastfeeding, the newborns also tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. ^{1 , 2} However, the origin of the infections of the newborns remained unclear and raised concerns of possible virus transmission via...

... to breastfeeding and the management of neonates born to pauci-symptomatic mothers with coronavirus disease vary worldwide, although some scientific societies across Europe and the United States have emphasized the benefits of breastfeeding, even with expressed breast milk. Because SARS-CoV-2 has been, thus far...

.... A standardized pre-operative inpatient feeding protocol emphasizing feeding mother’s milk and donor breast milk was implemented in 2015. All neonates admitted to Children’s of Alabama Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) were fed according to this protocol. Purpose: To compare the impact of feeding...

... Breast Milk (DBM).2) The calculation of the amount of DBM discarded due to contamination by potential pathogenic aerobic germs. Method Materials: During the last five years microbiological control was performed on samples of breast milk from 208 donor mothers. Twelve of them (5.8%) were mothers of ELBW...

... of research to show correlation of patient breast milk intake rates with provider type (resident vs faculty clinician). To explore this relationship, we used a real-time, electronic tracking tool in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) to document breast milk intake rates in our patient population by age (ever...

... milk (EMOM), produced during early lactation, contain high amounts of protective bioactive proteins and growth factors which imbue significant gut barrier protection and affect immunomodulatory and nutritional programming. Commensal bacteria specific to the mother are prevalent in EMOM. Donor breast...

... a mother’s ability to provide breast milk. We developed Mother’s Own Milk on the Move (MOMM) program in 2014 to mobilize lactation support to mothers of infants transported to our NICU to improve breast milk feeding rates at discharge. Objective: To determine the effects of a novel lactation promotion...

... from 50% to 44% which prompted gap analysis and process improvement. Aim Statement: Our goal was to increase exclusive breast milk feeding rate (JCAHO measure PC-05) from a baseline of 44% (Q4 2016) to a rate of 48% by December 2017, with a stretch goal of 50%. Methods: An interdisciplinary team...

... Breast Milk Utilization Background: Breast milk utilization at our hospital is below the recognized standard based on CPQCC and VON, which can potentially lead to poor patient outcomes. Smart Aim: To increase the percentage of breast milk usage at discharge by 10% from baseline of 52.84% to 62.84...