Document Type
Critically Appraised Topic
Publication Date
8-2021
Specific Care Question
In very low birth weight infants, ≤ 1250 gm, does the use of human milk-derived fortifier (HMF) compared to bovine milk fortifier (BMF) support better outcomes for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), feeding tolerance, neurodevelopment, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)?
Keywords
Human Milk; Bovine Milk
Recommended Citation
Children's Mercy Kansas City, "Human milk-derived fortifier use in very low birth weight infants: Summary" (2021). Clinical Critically Appraised Topics. 23.
https://scholarlyexchange.childrensmercy.org/clinical-critically-appraised-topics/23