Abstract:Background: Ideal preterm nutrition should sustain growth which mirrors the intrauterine fetal growth rate. Human milk provides complete nutrition to term infants and has been recommended as the exclusive source of feeding till first 6 months. Concern regarding growth faltering in preterms has precluded exclusive use of human milk for nutrition. The aim of this study was to document the growth rates of preterms fed exclusive human milk from birth to discharge from hospital.Methods: This was a longitudinal coho… Show more
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