Policy statement of enteral nutrition for preterm and very low birthweight infants

Katsumi Mizuno, Toshiaki Shimizu, Shinobu Ida, Setsuko Ito, Mikako Inokuchi, Toshihiro Ohura, Akihisa Okumura, Masanobu Kawai, Toru Kikuchi, Motoichiro Sakurai, Shigetaka Sugihara, Mitsuyoshi Suzuki, Kimitaka Takitani, Daisuke Tanaka, Sotaro Mushiake, Nobuo Yoshiike, Hiroko Kodama, Kazuo Okada, Chiharu Tsutsumi, Mitsuhiko HaraYoshio Hanawa, Kazue Kawakami, Hiroaki Inomata, Tatsuya Oguni, Yuko Bito, Keiichi Uchida, Akihide Sugiyama

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Abstract

For preterm and very low birthweight infants, the mother’s own milk is the best nutrition. Based on the latest information for mothers who give birth to preterm and very low birthweight infants, medical staff should encourage and assist mothers to pump or express and provide their own milk whenever possible. If the supply of maternal milk is insufficient even though they receive adequate support, or the mother’s own milk cannot be given to her infant for any reason, donor human milk should be used. Donors who donate their breast milk need to meet the Guideline of the Japan Human Milk Bank Association. Donor human milk should be provided according to the medical needs of preterm and very low birthweight infants, regardless of their family’s financial status. In the future, it will be necessary to create a system to supply an exclusive human milk-based diet (EHMD), consisting of human milk with the addition of a human milk-derived human milk fortifier, to preterm and very low birthweight infants.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)124-127
Number of pages4
JournalPediatrics International
Volume62
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Feb 1

Keywords

  • donor human milk
  • exclusive human milk-based diet
  • human milk
  • human milk bank

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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