The "Pooling" Expressed Breast Milk: A Method for Improving the Nutritional Intake of Premature Infants

University Hospital, Brest10 enrolled

Overview

The investigators compared a pooled mother's expressed breastmilk for 24 hours with individual pump session collection of milk to provide a more consistent caloric product without increasing bacterial contamination.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Breastfeeding Mothers of Infants Hospitalized

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Mother of newborn hospitalized in intensive care unit * Mother using a breast pump in the unit and / or at home * Mother respected the rules of handling and transport breastmilk * No opposition mother Exclusion Criteria: * refusal

Locations (1)

CHUR de Brest

Brest, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

caloric value of breastmilk

The caloric value will be compared between the two groups (pooled expressed breastmilk versus individual expressed breastmilk)

Time frame: at the end of each 24 hours collection from inclusion to the end of collection during 4 days

Secondary Outcomes

bacterial contamination of breastmilk

The bacterial contamination of breastmilk will be compared between the two groups with the value for colony-forming units per milliliter (cfu/mL) after plating on sheep blood agar and Chapman's agar.

Time frame: at the end of each 24 hours collection from inclusion to the end of collection during 4 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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