Open AccessAn Exclusively Human Milk Diet Reduces Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Author(s) -
Kenneth Herrmann,
Katherine Carroll
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
breastfeeding medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.661
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1556-8342
pISSN - 1556-8253
DOI - 10.1089/bfm.2013.0121
Subject(s) - medicine , necrotizing enterocolitis , cohort , enteral administration , gestational age , incidence (geometry) , neonatal intensive care unit , breastfeeding , pediatrics , cohort study , breast milk , pregnancy , parenteral nutrition , biology , biochemistry , physics , optics , genetics
This study tested the hypothesis that feeding an exclusively human milk (EHM) diet to premature infants reduces the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) associated with enteral feeding.