Comparison of human milk bottle with infant/toddler test weights in the community setting.

Background: The accuracy of infant intake using test weights (TWs), the change in weight before and after an infant feeds, has only been validated in hospitalized premature infants. This study's primary aim was to identify how accurate parent infants/toddler (< 2 years old) TWs are at measuring infant intake.

Methods: Data were collected from 101 paired bottle and infant/toddler TWs with 31 participants.

Associations of Secretory Activation Breast Milk Biomarkers with Breastfeeding Outcome Measures.

Objective: The objective of this study was to explore associations between day 10 postpartum (D10) secretory activation biomarkers and the breastfeeding outcome measures.

Study Design: This prospective longitudinal descriptive study collected antepartum, D10, and day 60 postpartum (D60) questionnaire data and D10 milk samples. Protein, lactose, and citrate were analyzed with enzymatic spectrophotometric assays.

Neurodevelopmental Outcome in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Exposed to Donor Milk.

Objective: This study was aimed to evaluate the impact of donor milk (DM) received in the first 28 days of life (DOL) on neurodevelopmental (ND) outcome at 20-months corrected age (CA) in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants.

Study Design: A total of 84 infants born in 2011 to 2012 who received only mother's own milk (MOM) and/or preterm formula (PF) was compared with 69 infants born in 2013 to 2014 who received MOM and/or DM. Daily enteral intake of MOM, DM, and PF was collected through 28 DOL.