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Background It is known that human milk fortifiers (HMF) increases osmolality of human milk (HM) but some aspects of fortification have not been deeply investigated. Our aim was to evaluate the effect of fortification on the osmolality of donor human milk (DHM) and mother’s own milk (MOM) over 72 h of storage using two commercial fortifiers and medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) supplementation. Methods Pasteurized DHM and unpasteurized preterm MOM were fortified with 4% PreNAN FM85, 4% PreNAN FM85 plus 2% MCT, or 4% Aptamil BMF. Osmolality was measured in unfortified DHM and MOM and, moreover, just after fortification (T0), and after 6 (T6), 24 (T24) and 72 h (T72) to determine the effect of mixing and storage. Results Unfortified DHM and MOM did not show changes of osmolality. Fortification increased osmolality of DHM and MOM without changes during the study period, except for Aptamil BMF which increased osmolality of MOM. The addition of MCT to fortified human milk (FHM) did not affect its osmolality. Conclusions Changes of osmolality in the 72 h following fortification of both DHM and MOM did not exceed the safety values supporting the theoretically possibility of preparing 72 h volumes of FHM. Supplementation with MCT of FHM does not change osmolality suggesting that increasing energy intake in preterm infants via this approach is safe.
Background It is known that human milk fortifiers (HMF) increases osmolality of human milk (HM) but some aspects of fortification have not been deeply investigated. Our aim was to evaluate the effect of fortification on the osmolality of donor human milk (DHM) and mother’s own milk (MOM) over 72 h of storage using two commercial fortifiers and medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) supplementation. Methods Pasteurized DHM and unpasteurized preterm MOM were fortified with 4% PreNAN FM85, 4% PreNAN FM85 plus 2% MCT, or 4% Aptamil BMF. Osmolality was measured in unfortified DHM and MOM and, moreover, just after fortification (T0), and after 6 (T6), 24 (T24) and 72 h (T72) to determine the effect of mixing and storage. Results Unfortified DHM and MOM did not show changes of osmolality. Fortification increased osmolality of DHM and MOM without changes during the study period, except for Aptamil BMF which increased osmolality of MOM. The addition of MCT to fortified human milk (FHM) did not affect its osmolality. Conclusions Changes of osmolality in the 72 h following fortification of both DHM and MOM did not exceed the safety values supporting the theoretically possibility of preparing 72 h volumes of FHM. Supplementation with MCT of FHM does not change osmolality suggesting that increasing energy intake in preterm infants via this approach is safe.
La lactancia materna es la mejor manera de suministrar al recién nacido los nutrientes necesarios para un crecimiento y desarrollo adecuado. Esta investigación se plantea como objetivo determinar los conocimientos y prácticas de lactancia materna en mujeres con hijos lactantes atendidas en el Centro de Salud Universitario de Motupe, para luego diseñar una propuesta que fomente la práctica de la misma. Se trata de un estudio de tipo descriptivo con enfoque cuantitativo de cohorte transversal. Los datos se obtuvieron mediante una ficha sociodemográfica y un cuestionario que consta de dos apartados, el primero evalúa los conocimientos de lactancia materna y el segundo la práctica frente a la lactancia materna. El grupo estudiado lo conformaron 82 madres de familia en donde se determina que el 70.7% de madres tiene un nivel de conocimiento regular, el 20.7% un conocimiento bueno y el 8.5% un conocimiento bajo de lactancia materna; el 87.8% de las madres presentaron una práctica adecuada y el 12.2% presentó una práctica inadecuada. Por lo que se evidencia que más de la mitad de las madres tienen un nivel de conocimiento regular y que la mayoría tiene una práctica adecuada por lo que se concluyó que es muy importante proteger, promover y apoyar la lactancia para evitar desnutrición, infecciones, enfermedades alérgicas, problemas en el desarrollo emocional e intelectual y de salud mental a futuro en los niños.
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