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- Title
Breastfeeding and human milk in the NICU: From birth to discharge.
- Authors
Tomlinson, Christopher; Haiek, Laura N
- Abstract
It is well recognized that human milk is the optimal nutritive source for all infants, including those requiring intensive care. This statement reviews evidence supporting the importance of breastfeeding and human milk for infants, and why breastfeeding practices should be prioritized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). It also reviews how to optimally feed infants based on their stability and maturity, and how to support mothers to establish and maintain milk production when their infants are unable to feed at the breast.
- Subjects
NEONATAL intensive care; BREAST milk; PSYCHOLOGY of mothers; BREASTFEEDING promotion; NEONATAL intensive care units; VERY low birth weight; BREASTFEEDING
- Publication
Paediatrics & Child Health (1205-7088), 2023, Vol 28, Issue 8, p510
- ISSN
1205-7088
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/pch/pxad034