Recent Publications
- Maternal and Infant Predictors of Human Milk Macronutrient and Energy Concentrations in Rural Bangladesh: An Observational Cohort Study January 2, 2025CONCLUSIONS: The decline of protein, fat, and energy concentrations over time is a potential concern for Bangladesh's vulnerable population of human milk-fed infants, as these nutrients have implications for infant growth and neurodevelopment.Krysten North
- Neonatal multimorbidity and the phenotype of premature aging in preterm infants October 25, 2024Multimorbidity is the co-occurrence of multiple chronic health problems, associated with aging, frailty, and poor functioning. Children born preterm experience more multimorbid conditions in early life compared to term-born peers. Though neonatal multimorbidity is linked to poor health-related quality of life, functional outcomes, and peer group participation, gaps in our theoretical understanding and conceptualization remain. […]Jonathan S Litt
- Association between type of feeding at hospital discharge and nutritional status of Brazilian very preterm infants: a multicenter study July 18, 2024CONCLUSION: Results suggest high human milk use but gaps in nutrient delivery among hospitalized Brazilian very preterm infants, with little evidence of improvement over time.Betina Soldateli
- Deciphering macronutrient information about human milk June 15, 2024Clinicians caring for small, vulnerable newborns increasingly have access to specific nutritional information about human milk through point-of-care analyzers and labeled products. It is critical for clinicians to recognize that there is considerable variability in how human milk nutritional data are derived and reported, which impacts the interpretation of nutritional values, comparison of nutritional data […]Mandy B Belfort
- Growth trajectories and need for oral feeding support among infants with neonatal encephalopathy treated with therapeutic hypothermia May 3, 2024CONCLUSION: Infants with neonatal encephalopathy-even if mild-frequently experience feeding difficulties during initial hospitalization. With support, most achieve full oral feeds by discharge and adequate early childhood growth. Clinical factors may help identify infants requiring feeding support, but do not detect all at-risk infants, supporting routine screening of this high-risk population.Jennifer Prial
- Human Milk Oligosaccharides, Growth, and Body Composition in Very Preterm Infants April 27, 2024Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are bioactive factors that benefit neonatal health, but little is known about effects on growth in very preterm infants (Margaret L Ong
- Delivering on the Promise of Human Milk for Extremely Preterm Infants in the NICU January 30, 2024No abstractMandy Brown Belfort
- Lactoferrin intake from maternal milk during the neonatal hospitalization and early brain development among preterm infants January 9, 2024CONCLUSION: Higher lactoferrin exposure during the neonatal hospitalization was associated with larger total brain and gray matter volumes, suggesting that lactoferrin may have potential as a dietary supplement to enhance brain growth in the neonatal intensive care unit setting.Agata M P Atayde
- Sooner Is Better: Early Human Milk Fortification for Hospitalized Preterm Infants <29 Weeks August 8, 2023No abstractMandy Brown Belfort
- Growth Velocities Across Distinct Early Life Windows and Child Cognition: Insights from a Contemporary US Cohort August 4, 2023CONCLUSIONS: Among generally well-nourished children, there might not be clear cognitive gains with faster linear growth except for those with lower birthweight-for-gestational age, revealing the potential importance of early infancy compensatory growth.Yi Ying Ong