Abstract
This article describes the components of human milk and their value to reduce risk for necrotizing enterocolitis, disparities in access to human milk, potential relationships to care practices within the neonatal intensive care unit, and ways to overcome the disparity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 39-50 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Clinics in Perinatology |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2019 |
Keywords
- Breastfeeding
- Disparities
- Donor milk
- Human milk
- Human milk expression
- Necrotizing enterocolitis
- Very low birth weight infant
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Obstetrics and Gynecology