Preterm and very low birth weight (VLBW, \< 1,500g) infants who receive donor human milk (DHM) often experience slow postnatal growth and no clinical data is available to guide the duration of DHM for preterm infants. The investigators hypothesize that transitioning from DHM to preterm infant formula after the first month of life is both safe and conveys improved weight and length gains and fat free mass accumulation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Transition from donor human milk to preterm infant formula
Wellstar-MCG
Augusta, Georgia, United States
RECRUITINGWeight Velocity
Weight velocity between birth and 36 weeks post menstrual age
Time frame: 36 weeks post menstrual age
Fat free mass
Fat free mass at 36 weeks post menstrual age
Time frame: 36 weeks post menstrual age
Number of Patients with Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Time frame: 36 weeks post menstrual age
Number of Patients with Retinopathy of prematurity
Time frame: 36 weeks post menstrual age
Number of Patients with Sepsis
Time frame: 36 weeks post menstrual age
Number of Patients with Necrotizing enterocolitis
Time frame: 36 weeks post menstrual age
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