Multi-study review of the use of human milk-derived cream in very low birth weight (VLBW) babies and outcomes

Learning Objectives:

• Review two articles on the use of human milk-derived cream to improve overall caloric intake without substantially altering the total feeding volume given to the infant.

The PubMed citation for the papers under discussion are:

• Premature Infants 750-1,250 g birth weight supplemented with a novel human milk-derived cream are discharged sooner.
  Hair AB, Bergner EM, Lee ML, Moreira AG, Hawthorne KM, Rechtman DJ, Abrams SA, Blanco CL. Breastfeed Med. 2016 Apr;11:133-7. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2015.0166.
• Randomised trial of human milk cream as a supplement to standard fortification of an exclusive human milk-based diet in infants 750-1250 g birth weight.
  Hair AB, Blanco CL, Moreira AG, Hawthorne KM, Lee ML, Rechtman DJ, Abrams SA.
  J Paediatr. 2014 Nov;165(5):915-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.07.005.

Speaker:

Stacia Pegram, MA, RD, LD

Special Care Baby Unit (NICU) Dietitian
Palmetto Health Richland Hospital

Stacia has been a Clinical Dietitian at the Palmetto Health Richland Special Care Baby Unit (NICU)/Special Care Unit in Columbia, South Carolina, for 13 years. She has a wide range of experience and expertise in leading Special Care Baby Unit (NICU) nutrition initiatives, including the development and management of feeding guidelines, quality improvement programmes and education of Special Care Baby Unit (NICU) staff. She is involved in the South Carolina Neonatal Nutrition Consortium to develop statewide Special Care Baby Unit (NICU) nutrition initiatives and is an active member of several nutrition-related professional societies.

Stacia earned a master’s degree in Family and Consumer Sciences and a bachelor’s degree in Food.