Fortification of Human Milk for Preterm Infants: Update and Recommendations of the European Milk Bank Association (EMBA) Working Group on Human Milk Fortification

• Main Authors: Sertac Arslanoglu (Author), Clair-Yves Boquien (Author), Caroline King (Author), Delphine Lamireau (Author), Paola Tonetto (Author), Debbie Barnett (Author), Enrico Bertino (Author), Antoni Gaya (Author), Corinna Gebauer (Author), Anne Grovslien (Author), Guido E. Moro (Author), Gillian Weaver (Author), Aleksandra Maria Wesolowska (Author), Jean-Charles Picaud (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Evidence indicates that human milk (HM) is the best form of nutrition uniquely suited not only to term but also to preterm infants conferring health benefits in both the short and long-term. However, HM does not provide sufficient nutrition for the very low birth weight (VLBW) infant when fed at the...