Role of human milk in extremely low birth weight infants’ risk of necrotizing enterocolitis or death
J Meinzen-Derr, B Poindexter, L Wrage, A L Morrow, B Stoll and E F Donovan
Journal of Perinatology (2009) 29, 57–62
Objective: To determine the association between human milk (HM) intake and risk of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) or death among infants 401 to 1000 g birth weight.
Conclusion: These data suggest a dose-related association of HM feeding with a reduction of risk of NEC or death after the first 2 weeks of life among extremely low birth weight infants.